as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeate
The trial became a staging ground for an effort that would permeate his presidential campaign and first weeks in office: vilification of judges who cross Mr. Trump.
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Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
Aside from a remedial story that wouldn’t impress anyone over the age of 15, a big issue that permeated God of War, as well as several of its sequels and prequels, was its treatment of women.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
Headline shock aside this event did nothing to assuage investor fears that crypto organizations are still in the move-fast-and-break-things mindset that permeates tech startups.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Nevertheless, the sense of powerful, sensual ease that permeates her portraiture is present within these rooms, with the choice of décor and arrangement of objects suggesting not a single narrative but many layers of narrative possibility.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
Aside from a remedial story that wouldn’t impress anyone over the age of 15, a big issue that permeated God of War, as well as several of its sequels and prequels, was its treatment of women.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
Headline shock aside this event did nothing to assuage investor fears that crypto organizations are still in the move-fast-and-break-things mindset that permeates tech startups.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Nevertheless, the sense of powerful, sensual ease that permeates her portraiture is present within these rooms, with the choice of décor and arrangement of objects suggesting not a single narrative but many layers of narrative possibility.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeate
Verb
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Not so much playing laterally, two-gapping or even penetrating in gaps.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Since most boar spears had cross-guard features near the spearhead, this was often used to trigger the gun once the spear had penetrated the prey.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2025
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Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner embraces melancholy in new album The music of the indie rock band Japanese Breakfast is suffused with longing.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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His dialogue was abundant and suffused with paradox and irony.—
Elaine Woo,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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That theme has pervaded for months as the U.S. has seen elevated inbound cargo volume into major ports since Trump was voted back in as commander-in-chief in November.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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Following their first win of the season the night before, a much lighter mood pervaded the Twins clubhouse Wednesday morning despite a forecast full of rain.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Permeate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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