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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 brand's proprietary whitening system is designed to lift surface stains without penetrating enamel.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Jefferson had two second-half possessions that penetrated Peach County's 5-yard line and had just three points to show for it.
    Jack Leo, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The threat of shattered glass if the bottle breaks, the subsequent odor suffusing all the items in your carryon, liquids seeping dangerously close to electronics—none of it sounds like a good idea.
    Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But Pete took the idea one step further, taking the organization’s iconic symbol — the star — and suffusing it with a deeper meaning.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Naturally, the authors are all Beatles fans who couldn’t help noticing how much their favorite band had permeated the world of science.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Affleck’s direction is quite intentional, with each scene meticulously framed and lit, allowing stillness to permeate.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That’s a pretty evocative setting for a film, with the perpetual drone and roar of fighter jets overhead and an air of constricting menace pervading what should otherwise be placidly idle summer hours.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Still, an air of artificiality and sometimes theatricality does pervade his talky, often didactic scenes, which actually plays to the benefit of the performances — especially from Huston.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Interpenetrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpenetrate. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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