as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water percolating through the coffee filter
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Recent Examples of percolate
While its use has percolated in the comedy world for years, only recently has the word — and discussion of its return — become more normalized.
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Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 8 May 2025
Brunson spoke to Variety about her goals for Gregory and Janine, why Janelle James deserves an Emmy and what’s percolating for Season 5.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
But the idea of hiking the PCT self-supported has been percolating for about five years.
—Emily Lapointe, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
For Jepsen’s fans — who may have noticed her frequent presence in New York, and at the theater, on social media in recent months — this news answers long-circulating rumors that she was involved in some percolating Broadway project.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
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Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 8 May 2025
Brunson spoke to Variety about her goals for Gregory and Janine, why Janelle James deserves an Emmy and what’s percolating for Season 5.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
But the idea of hiking the PCT self-supported has been percolating for about five years.
—Emily Lapointe, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
For Jepsen’s fans — who may have noticed her frequent presence in New York, and at the theater, on social media in recent months — this news answers long-circulating rumors that she was involved in some percolating Broadway project.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolate
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Dressed up as a neo-noir Western, this pandemic saga drips with the kind of biting, dark political humor hardly seen much since the heyday of screenwriter and novelist Terry Southern, author of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Inside the Church of La Compañía, Baroque altars drip with gold leaf, while the ceilings are carved with indigenous iconography layered beneath Christian motifs.—
Natalie Stoclet,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The work-from-home mother of young kids explained on the community forum Mumsnet that her new neighbor in the apartment next to hers smokes on his balcony — and the smell is seeping into her family’s home.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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That care and attention to detail seep into Hawkins’ performance, which flits between expressions of fragility, slanted charm, and psychotic desperation.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
16 May 2025
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Swonk said the good news about the deal is that trade will flow again.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
13 May 2025
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This will not only provide faster throughput performance, but will also help reduce latency and allow data to flow unimpeded by network traffic or interference.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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At the most important time of the year, Ryan Daniels is oozing confidence.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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Number three: Nothing says classy, big Broadway night out like art deco, still, and the designer Derek McLane has created a simply gorgeous environment for this show, oozing glamor from every bandstand, sheer drape and chandelier.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Then, as on Saturday, Taylor’s performance exuded charm and warmth, joy and pathos, heartfelt emotion and seamless craftsmanship.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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This season's totes come in various forms, from faux suede hobo bags exuding bohemian charm to bold leopard print designs that make a statement.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
Verb
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The car went quiet, and her grandmother began to weep.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2025
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Life outside the courtroom, however, is a bit more complicated, with Nash-Betts weeping in a hospital gown and Kardashian stabbing herself with a needle in a bathroom stall.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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This was when the crash happened, said police, and Eberly then fled on foot and was soon after spotted walking and bleeding from the head by a 911 caller.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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His head was bleeding from a collision with a wooden post.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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“Percolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolate. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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