as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeate
An uneasy energy permeated the entire organization as changes felt inevitable.
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Adam Jahns, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
And in his first game the theme of fun and playing for each other permeated the postgame locker room in a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers, who are suddenly becoming a contender for some kind of change.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The characters are so alive, the writing restrained but lush, and the full breadth of humanity — complex, wonderful, broken, loving — permeates every page.
—Ilana Masad, Them, 25 Nov. 2024
This bath permeates all parts of the meat with salt, breaking down those proteins and infusing flavor throughout the turkey.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
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Adam Jahns, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
And in his first game the theme of fun and playing for each other permeated the postgame locker room in a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers, who are suddenly becoming a contender for some kind of change.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The characters are so alive, the writing restrained but lush, and the full breadth of humanity — complex, wonderful, broken, loving — permeates every page.
—Ilana Masad, Them, 25 Nov. 2024
This bath permeates all parts of the meat with salt, breaking down those proteins and infusing flavor throughout the turkey.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeate
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During these weeks the pollution levels for PM 2.5, smaller particles which can penetrate deep into the lungs, spiked to more than 70 times the health limits set by the World Health Organization.Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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When cultivating, go over the area lightly, setting blades to penetrate only ¼ inch deep.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Daylight suffuses some spaces and is banished from others.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
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The oven’s smoke suffuses the flame-orange flesh of sweet, tiny beets piled in a quasi-salad atop a swoop of garlicky potato purée.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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And yet the drawings, focused on arrangements of everyday objects, offer a quiet counterpoint to the sorrow that pervades the stories.Curbed editors, Curbed, 29 Nov. 2024
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At first, the nurses mostly provided first aid and trauma care, treating wounds and respiratory infections and rashes from the dirt and mud that pervaded the entire town after the storm.Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Permeate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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