percolate

verb

ˈpər-kə-ˌlāt How to pronounce percolate (audio)
Definition of percolatenext
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 Efforts to ban members of Congress from owning or trading individual stock have percolated for years, but have repeatedly fallen short. — Luke Fountain,justin Papp, CNBC, 3 July 2026 Other records from the district and the state describe how most of the water percolated into the ground, evaporated into hot, dry air, or drained off fields into scrubland and desert. — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026 The bill has been percolating in Washington for several months as a variety of interest groups duke it out over its impact on America’s AI lead. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 June 2026 The company is actively exploring opportunities to expand its 48-volt mild hybrid architecture, which is likely to percolate throughout the lineup over time. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for percolate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolate
  1. drip
  2. seep
  3. flow
  4. ooze
  5. exude
  6. weep
  7. bleed
Verb
  • Sunburned in my memory was the wall of belts, cuffs and chokers dripping gloriously in silver studs.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the flow of cold air from the gap in the doorjamb, every first-floor window dripped with condensation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of drip
Verb
  • Givens was 9 years old when street life started to seep into his own.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Black’s lawyers decided to walk, anger seeping through their legalese.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of seep
Verb
  • According to regulators, the investments all flowed through Spaventa.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Using the streams as indicators of the groundwater flowing beneath them, Campbell is building a model to identify the best potential sites in Idaho for a subsurface dam.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of flow
Verb
  • Every word oozes an academic solicitation of trust, each oversize term is an invitation to boredom.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Built in the mid-1800s, this historic home is oozing with charm.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of ooze
Verb
  • The Michelin Key retreat named for the patron saint of music simmers with classic ’60s and ’70s energy, exuding the era’s powerful rock revolution with a lending library of vinyls, Rega turntables, and rock biographies.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The tech scion initially exuded confidence that Hollywood’s biggest merger in decades was on a fast track to completion by September.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of exude
Verb
  • Gardener Tomoki Kato crafted a multilayered landscape featuring undulating mounds, red pine trees, a weeping cherry tree, and a pond.
    — Joanna Kawecki, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Several of his most ardent supporters who attended Friday’s hearing were seen weeping in the courtroom benches.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of weep
Verb
  • Unexpected bleeding, including bleeding after menopause, should be discussed with a clinician.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Deal of the Week Swiss biotech Vaderis Therapeutics raised $152 million from Goldman Sachs Alternatives and TCGX, among others, to run late-stage trials on its potential therapy for a rare bleeding disorder.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of bleed

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