as in suffused
to spread throughout
with tie-dyeing, the dye does not interpenetrate the entire fabric
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Galaxies contain hundreds of millions of stars and are suffused in sparse, ambient clouds of gas and dust as well.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026 -
Ever since, lines from the movies haveshaped our hopes and dreams and aspirations and have suffused our everyday conversations.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Although one bullet from the shooting penetrated the walls of Rihanna’s house, no one was injured in the incident — this includes Rihanna and her partner, A$AP Rocky, and their three children; her mother; and two staff members who were present at the time.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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The shots allegedly came from a white Tesla parked across the street from the residence and at least one bullet penetrated the side of the house.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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In remarkably short order, gambling has permeated every nook and cranny of American life.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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While environmental documentaries have once heavily permeated doc festivals and streaming platforms, nowadays, war docs have taken up a lot of the space when talking about timely, urgent films.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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The feeling of pieces that have been worn for years, a manifestation of the secondhand market boom, also pervaded the predictions.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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That concept caused many white people’s lives to be pervaded by both actual violence and the fear of it.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Interpenetrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpenetrated. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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