PERCOLATE (INTO) Synonyms: 19 Similar Words

percolate (into)

verb

Definition of percolate (into)

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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Those heavy-for-caliber projectiles penetrate well and shoot flat and do a decent job of bucking the wind thanks to their high ballistic coefficients.

— John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
The Falcons have managed just 16 points in two games and have yet to penetrate the red zone.

— Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of penetrate

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His professional partner, Emma (Michelle Keegan), is a headstrong presence in the force and consistently confronts the everyday sexism that permeates the office.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Firstman’s character is a hard-charging party boy, and the film is awash in a permeating drug culture.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of permeate

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Kors hopes animal print will pervade the blue carpet, with an emphasis on comfort.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
That’s a pretty evocative setting for a film, with the perpetual drone and roar of fighter jets overhead and an air of constricting menace pervading what should otherwise be placidly idle summer hours.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

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