as in suffuses
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 infuses
Brewed coffee punches up the cocoa in the cake while coffee liqueur infuses the glaze with equally rich flavor.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Victorian, Greek Revival, and Federal-style buildings speak to the past, while the presence of private liberal arts college Denison University infuses the area with a progressive energy.
—Midwest Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Ross also created one of the grandest F1 events in North America, a race that annually infuses hundreds of millions into the local community in one weekend.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Bachmann said this infuses the flavor into the salad.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Rock-shrimp linguine, for example, might show up at all sorts of restaurants in the city, but Doris infuses Markette’s version with Scotch bonnets, an intensely hot staple of Caribbean cuisine.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2026
The restaurant’s culinary language infuses Mediterranean (largely French Riviera flavors) inspired dishes and Japanese ingredients and cooking techniques—all with sustainability in mind.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
And for those less inclined to splurge on beauty tech, Biodance’s newest version of their viral collagen Real Deep mask infuses PDRN and caviar for an impossibly glowy complexion.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2026
The blend is fragrant and sweet and infuses the meat with great flavor during baking.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Victorian, Greek Revival, and Federal-style buildings speak to the past, while the presence of private liberal arts college Denison University infuses the area with a progressive energy.
—Midwest Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Ross also created one of the grandest F1 events in North America, a race that annually infuses hundreds of millions into the local community in one weekend.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Bachmann said this infuses the flavor into the salad.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Rock-shrimp linguine, for example, might show up at all sorts of restaurants in the city, but Doris infuses Markette’s version with Scotch bonnets, an intensely hot staple of Caribbean cuisine.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2026
The restaurant’s culinary language infuses Mediterranean (largely French Riviera flavors) inspired dishes and Japanese ingredients and cooking techniques—all with sustainability in mind.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
And for those less inclined to splurge on beauty tech, Biodance’s newest version of their viral collagen Real Deep mask infuses PDRN and caviar for an impossibly glowy complexion.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2026
The blend is fragrant and sweet and infuses the meat with great flavor during baking.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infuses
suffuses
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The soft natural light suffuses the red clay brick room, centered around long communal tables, introducing an intimate ease that invites you to linger.—
Anais Martinez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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Well, that and quantum teleportation, which is the reason that quantum entanglement suffuses this entire field to this day.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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