Definition of interpenetratenext

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Recent Examples of interpenetrate Those canyons provide thousands of patches of natural habitat that interpenetrate the edges of greater Los Angeles. — Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026 The works that were being presented onstage, both blackface and ballet, were addressing themes that interpenetrated everyday life. — Chava Pearl Lansky, JSTOR Daily, 30 July 2025 The strong medicine of Zen and other mystical traditions can flip us into a state of experiencing our whole Self—a boundless, selfless Self that interpenetrates with all that is. — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 Building and action interpenetrate in the courtyards, arcades, and stairways. — Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024 Water interpenetrates it, a gleaming, mercurial counter-spiral spooling into its open rockwork. — Jennifer L. Roberts, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2023 Negative space and positive materiality interpenetrate in an extraordinary formal condensation of Cubist technique. — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022 With the degree that the two countries interpenetrate each other’s elite and intelligence establishments, think the Russian military couldn’t get a kill shot on President Volodymyr Zelensky? — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Traditionalist Catholic ideas and values now interpenetrate conservative American political thought and nearly every political institution of consequence. — Peter Hammond Schwartz, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interpenetrate
Verb
  • The Biden administration designated Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization in 2024 following requests from Republicans who said the group’s members have penetrated the southern border.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Radar love Each low-flying helicopter is outfitted with a ground penetrating radar (GPR) instrument, one that can detect layering in the near surface, at depths unobservable by orbital radar.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Nacer is quite good at variations of patriarchal obliviousness, and Pebdani suffuses her women with streaks of guilt.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • This is a book suffused with beauty, but climate emergency is its undercurrent.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The potential double jeopardy argument permeated pretrial court hearings, with prosecutors suggesting the defense was using delay tactics to invoke double jeopardy.
    — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2026
  • That has, from my standpoint, permeated the organization, and that’s what everybody talks about right now.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In fact, a throwback to traditional Chinese spirituality and Western New Age practices pervades much of the town.
    — Afra Wang, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Kors hopes animal print will pervade the blue carpet, with an emphasis on comfort.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Interpenetrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpenetrate. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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