1
as in to transmit
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
a teacher who is able to transfuse his enthusiasm and passion for history to his students
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as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
light transfused the room as the sun rose
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Recent Examples of transfuse
In November 2022, for instance, researchers in the U.K. successfully transfused about one or two teaspoons of manufactured blood into people as part of a clinical trial.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Fatman Scoop — who was born two years before Herc hosted his ‘73 Back to School Jam in the Bronx — descended from this tradition, transfusing recorded music with the spontaneous energy of the impromptu shows and parties that molded the early days of the genre.
—Abe Beame, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Between 1873 and 1880, the daring idea of transfusing milk into the body as a substitute for blood was being tested across the United States.
—Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
Foran said her group has shortages of B-negative and O-negative, which is known as the universal blood type and the most commonly transfused when a patient's blood type is unknown.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Fatman Scoop — who was born two years before Herc hosted his ‘73 Back to School Jam in the Bronx — descended from this tradition, transfusing recorded music with the spontaneous energy of the impromptu shows and parties that molded the early days of the genre.
—Abe Beame, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Between 1873 and 1880, the daring idea of transfusing milk into the body as a substitute for blood was being tested across the United States.
—Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
Foran said her group has shortages of B-negative and O-negative, which is known as the universal blood type and the most commonly transfused when a patient's blood type is unknown.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfuse
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However, if the prey was stuck in the web and struggling (thrashing about), the stabilimenta successfully transmitted the alarm to a wider area of the web.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce, distribute, or transmit in any form or by any means.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Related diseases come from isotopes in the nuclear fallout that can penetrate the human body and cause mutations in DNA, according to a 2024 paper from the American Society of Clinical Oncology Journal.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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This play can penetrate the walls of people's homes and their personal experiences in such intimate ways.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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The shutdown’s ripple effects spread across nearly every part of the air travel network Friday, with the nation’s busiest airports hit hardest.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Smith suffuses the book with a kind of clinical detachment, even as the dread mounts with each page.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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His music, stuffed with live instrumentation and harmonic sophistication, is suffused with the sound and spirit of Sly Stone, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye, among many others.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Most analysts who spoke with said that the Senate will be a tougher feat for Democrats than the House, although there is still a lot up in the air, given ongoing and potentially upcoming redistricting plans and rules.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Soeren Stache | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Microsoft is giving employees a way to raise concerns about the uses of its technology after controversy emerged over the company's work in the Middle East.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Systems thinking, which involves looking at a problem not in isolation but as part of a larger, more complex ecosystem, has also permeated both the accelerator program and the broader remit of H&M Foundation itself.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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Initially, physicists envisioned inflation as a cold process that involved energy fields that permeated all of space.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
27 Oct. 2025
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We were stunned by the strong cinematic language and the subtle atmosphere that this film conveys.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Whether through rain, irrigation, or merely watering the lawn, residues are conveyed to the soil, which will eventually reach groundwater.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Airports and airlines across the country, from Denver to Atlanta and Chicago to Washington, DC, reported no significant hiccups, and travelers told USA TODAY reporters that airlines have been communicating effectively about the impacts, and in most cases automatically rebooking alternative flights.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Quantum coherence times With Zhong’s approach, that same UChicago quantum computer that previously couldn’t reach the Willis Tower could now connect and communicate with a quantum computer outside of Salt Lake City, Utah.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Transfuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfuse. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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