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Recent Examples of interpenetrate 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 Spaces and forms interpenetrated. Sculptural concrete projections that housed the chambers and the mayor’s office protruded from a modular facade of offices. Joseph Giovannini, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2020 In very recent work, Nikolay Prokof'ev and Boris Svistunov have proposed extremely clean examples involving two interpenetrating superfluids. Frank Wilczek, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interpenetrate
Verb
  • The key is its ability to penetrate the skin beyond the surface barrier.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
  • Microneedling produces tiny wounds in the skin that allow topical medications to penetrate more deeply while stimulating collagen production and the release of growth factors.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • That kind of fine-dining lineage suffused itself into the subtext of the 2025 awards.
    Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
  • Above all, it was suffused with a belief that Italian cuisine was one of civilization’s great achievements.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Pope said working on the ability to reject content is an important aspect of making sure toxic diet culture doesn’t permeate one’s mental health, and recommended seeking professional support through therapists and dietitians if unhealthy thoughts persist.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 24 June 2025
  • The resulting project is permeated with Lone Star State soul and grit, an album with not only the potential to further scale McCollum’s career, but to peel back new layers of his personality and artistry.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Her disappearance forms the pervading mystery in Dept. Q Season 1.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
  • Thanks to its unparalleled access to nature and the outdoor culture that pervades the city, Chattanooga recently earned the distinction of being North America’s first National Park City, a new designation that celebrates communities that protect their natural resources for generations to come.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 May 2025

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“Interpenetrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpenetrate. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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