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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These small particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and can be a cause of conditions such as asthma and bronchitis, according to health officials.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Lecter’s main power was his penetrating thinking and sustained intuiting.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Smith suffuses the book with a kind of clinical detachment, even as the dread mounts with each page.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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His music, stuffed with live instrumentation and harmonic sophistication, is suffused with the sound and spirit of Sly Stone, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye, among many others.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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The event had seemingly permeated the entire town.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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LaChance says Sitake’s daily search for joy permeates the locker room.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Blurred boundaries pervade love and intimacy now.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Soul remakes of classic hip-hop songs have since pervaded social media.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Percolate (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolate%20%28into%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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