as in suffusing
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 infusing
The concept was creatively directed by Allison Freidin, co-founder of Museum of Graffiti, who framed the whole project around infusing fashion, performance and culture into the single most important sporting event on the planet.
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Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Their bird-call voices cast an alluring glow over the music’s surface, infusing Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Land, a new novel by the Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell, showcases her genius for infusing painful stories with flashes of pure bliss, Hillary Kelly writes.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Humidity is funnelled through tubes and directed toward furniture upholstery infusing it with lasting fragrance.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Salma Hayek is infusing a little European glamour into a sporty date night.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 1 June 2026
The group will report to two former colleagues of Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg, the billionaire co-founder of Cerberus, who has been infusing military procurement with a by-the-numbers private investing lens.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
In an act of fantastical baton-passing, Los Javis collaborate with Lorca’s spirit to finalize this play, infusing it with details, moods and lyricism from his life and work.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026
Qawwali, which hails from India and Pakistan, is a musical performance of Sufi Muslim poetry — think Rumi and Hafez — infusing singing, handclaps and drumbeats to bring listeners to ecstatic heights.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 23 May 2026
Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Their bird-call voices cast an alluring glow over the music’s surface, infusing Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Land, a new novel by the Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell, showcases her genius for infusing painful stories with flashes of pure bliss, Hillary Kelly writes.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Humidity is funnelled through tubes and directed toward furniture upholstery infusing it with lasting fragrance.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Salma Hayek is infusing a little European glamour into a sporty date night.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 1 June 2026
The group will report to two former colleagues of Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg, the billionaire co-founder of Cerberus, who has been infusing military procurement with a by-the-numbers private investing lens.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
In an act of fantastical baton-passing, Los Javis collaborate with Lorca’s spirit to finalize this play, infusing it with details, moods and lyricism from his life and work.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026
Qawwali, which hails from India and Pakistan, is a musical performance of Sufi Muslim poetry — think Rumi and Hafez — infusing singing, handclaps and drumbeats to bring listeners to ecstatic heights.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infusing
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After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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With Sonja Tyspin’s cinematography imbuing an innocent, sensual curiosity, Kiyoko sweetly conveys the awkward thrill of fledgling emotions.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Cassavetes' signature unvarnished style is present throughout, imbuing the film with palpable dread.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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“Infusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infusing. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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