as in penetrating
to spread throughout
with tie-dyeing, the dye does not interpenetrate the entire fabric
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Given Brazil's low latitude, Skov explained that the glow was most likely diffuse equatorial aurora penetrating through the South Atlantic Anomaly, rather than a SAR arc, which is more commonly found hugging the horizon.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Kinetic impact projectiles can cause both blunt and penetrating injuries, with eye injuries among the most severe.—
Michele Heisler,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
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Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Rafiq suspected that the anxiety suffusing the market had made any pickpockets unlikely to be scoping out potential shoppers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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This behavior is permeating state government and is causing people to lose trust and faith in their state government, in their leaders, in their courts, in the lawmakers, across the board.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Licensing for movies and TV is also booming, and with Y2K nostalgia permeating today’s media, Spears may be selling at an opportune time.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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How much is the question of mass appeal, or tentpole culture, pervading publishing at the moment?—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Man, if the vibe of the late Sixties and the early Seventies was the pervading spirit of the day, then let peace and love win!—
Jay Glennie,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Interpenetrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpenetrating. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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