as in suffused
to spread throughout
with tie-dyeing, the dye does not interpenetrate the entire fabric
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Experiments like Strachey’s were part of an explosion of postwar research on the relationship between mathematics and language, expressions of a broader fascination with the automation of knowledge, which crossed disciplines and suffused the culture.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026 -
The rest of the film consists of the brother and sister’s return to the ranch, now suffused with dread at Misael’s inability to properly care for his sibling.—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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So, what began as outside advocacy has now penetrated the legislative process itself whereby trial lawyers are attempting to co-opt the bill for their own agenda.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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More than 100 small rocks, and countless fragments of metal, had penetrated his face, neck, shoulders, and extremities.—
Martha Raddatz,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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Doors of hushed rooms swung open, and the celebration permeated deafening silence.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Woes permeated the batting order.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
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Though outlawed from competition, the technology pervaded the festival in every other way.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
23 May 2026
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Oil slid as risk-averse sentiment pervaded global markets and investors digested fresh developments in US-Iran tensions that continue to cloud the supply outlook.—
Mia Gindis,
Bloomberg,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Interpenetrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpenetrated. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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