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
This transition has been percolating for about two years as Disney and Kennedy sought a seamless transition.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Fushimi sits atop an aquifer containing over 20 billion tons of soft water that percolates to the surface at several natural springs.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
These other kinds percolate through the bedrock to shallower depths and hence are cooler.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Tisdale French's rep is shooting down the theories percolating online.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Fushimi sits atop an aquifer containing over 20 billion tons of soft water that percolates to the surface at several natural springs.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
These other kinds percolate through the bedrock to shallower depths and hence are cooler.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Tisdale French's rep is shooting down the theories percolating online.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolate
Verb
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Place a large rimmed plate upside down over pan and in one rapid motion turn over; slide away pan, allowing any excess syrup to drip down sides of baba and onto plate.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Set petit fours and cookies on the rack when glazing or icing them so any excess can drip to a pan below.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026
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The notion that opioids can pass through breast milk in sufficient quantities to kill a child has also seeped into American courtrooms.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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This began in the 1910s, mainly in the Lake Maracaibo area, and then spread to the east in the Monagas Basin, south of Caracas, where surface seeps of oil occurred.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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That flow to a degree has come at a cost to second-year Kel’el Ware, who has seen only limited minutes in his two games back after missing four with a hamstring strain.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Namtso Blue collection, named after Tibet’s sacred Namtso Lake, included a range of lightweight and breathable jackets in a gradient color palette and a flowing knot emblem inspired by Tibetan nomadic culture.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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With Raffles, Wanders has created a property that oozes a quiet, cultured elegance that mirrors the city’s erudite aspirations.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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This year, Williams has been able to break through with some of the longer runs, his excitement oozing out of him on the field and in press conferences when discussing his evasion of a tackler, his cut and the blocks that allowed it.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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That O’Hara can simultaneously exude the earnest sadness of her character, draw audiences into the beauty of the song, and sell lyrics that are at least a little parodic is an enchanting feat.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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Hamid, a religious Muslim, also exudes a spirituality that stands in contrast to many of his peers.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Children in classrooms across the country fell silent as their teachers wept at the loss of a colleague.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Le started weeping and embraced Ewing, as the parents and students wiped their eyes alongside him.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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But as the practice evolved, eager writers like Jefferson and John Adams (but not George Washington or James Madison, for instance), gravitated to a richer, sympathy-bearing idiom, which no doubt bled into intimate speech, now lost.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Lamott’s unique voice bleeds through every page.—
Jasna Hodžić,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Percolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolate. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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