as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
the closing shot of the film is one of those iconic images that has long since percolated into the cultural consciousness
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Education officials visited the company’s headquarters to see how the product worked and found that bullets did not penetrate the glass.
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Israel has a long track record of targeting senior Iranian military officers and government officials and successfully penetrating the Iranian regime’s security.
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His brow is porcelain-smooth and suffused with light, his locks glossy and curled, his nose straight and regular.
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The seductive serenity of the Alps on a sunny day suffused the scene.
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Whatever juju, imagined or self-made, permeating throughout the Braves’ roster over the last few weeks was exorcised Wednesday.
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Advertisement The captain’s drive has permeated to the entire team.
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Excellence in sport is merely a glimpse into the resolve, grit, and talent pervading communities across the continent.
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But Klug wasn’t sure any individual Democrat could outrun the negative perception that pervades a state where the party has floundered of late.
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“Percolate (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolate%20%28into%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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