INTERPENETRATING Synonyms: 19 Similar Words

interpenetrating

verb

present participle of interpenetrate

as in penetrating

to spread throughout with tie-dyeing, the dye does not interpenetrate the entire fabric

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The award, announced Monday, covers Low-Profile Mast systems that use telescoping sensor equipment instead of traditional hull-penetrating periscopes.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
That story centers on the immense commercial potential unlocked by AI agents penetrating everyday consumer markets.

— , CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

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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

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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
The pervading myth goes that Henry was knowingly tricked into marrying Anne of Cleves by her falsely beguiling thirst trap of a portrait.

— Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026

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