as in suffused
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
parents who infuse their children with strong moral values
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Recent Examples of infused
Thirdlove’s TempSync Active collection features antimicrobial fabric that’s infused with natural minerals to help manage sweat and regulate one’s body temperature.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
This framework was then infused with hexadecane, a wax-like paraffin that serves as the active energy-storing ingredient.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Traditionally, the treatments rely on a patient’s own cells, which are collected, modified in the lab to target cancer, and then infused back into the patient.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Genomics has just infused its way into all areas of life sciences, everything from agriculture to ecology to evolutionary studies.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
As the name suggests, this ramen is the classic Japanese dish, which starts with a creamy, aromatic and deeply flavored Hakata-style tonkotsu broth, made from long-simmering pork bones and infused with sea salt.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
There are plenty of culture- and art-infused things to do in Miami in January, when the destination is ripe for exploration.
—Greater Miami Convention, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Italian composer and singer Lucio Dalla and his love for Naples infused the fall collection Gianluca Isaia presented at the Portrait Hotel.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
The Protein Pizza is made with pizza dough infused with whey protein and comes in two flavors, The Meats and The Veggie, per a press release.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
This framework was then infused with hexadecane, a wax-like paraffin that serves as the active energy-storing ingredient.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Traditionally, the treatments rely on a patient’s own cells, which are collected, modified in the lab to target cancer, and then infused back into the patient.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Genomics has just infused its way into all areas of life sciences, everything from agriculture to ecology to evolutionary studies.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
As the name suggests, this ramen is the classic Japanese dish, which starts with a creamy, aromatic and deeply flavored Hakata-style tonkotsu broth, made from long-simmering pork bones and infused with sea salt.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
There are plenty of culture- and art-infused things to do in Miami in January, when the destination is ripe for exploration.
—Greater Miami Convention, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Italian composer and singer Lucio Dalla and his love for Naples infused the fall collection Gianluca Isaia presented at the Portrait Hotel.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
The Protein Pizza is made with pizza dough infused with whey protein and comes in two flavors, The Meats and The Veggie, per a press release.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infused
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Reid seemed to truly believe, despite the partisanship that suffused the column, that the Senate had been badly damaged.—
Jon Ralston,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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Slow-attack tones emerge and are subsumed back within the haze, like single strands of a spiderweb zooming in and out of focus; the uppermost reaches are suffused in a delicate scrim of what sounds like electronic crickets.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
14 Jan. 2026
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Dishes are subtly crafted and imbued with seasonal local flavours (a personal favourite?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Washington delivers the dialogue with a thrilling range from purrs to roars, all imbued with an authoritative swagger.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Infused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infused. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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