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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Democrats won the House, the Senate, and a majority of governorships, penetrating deep into historically red strongholds like Texas, Kansas, Mississippi, and South Carolina.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
The company acquired wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar last year and recently purchased a portfolio of low-band spectrum licenses that could allow Starlink Mobile’s signal to penetrate buildings.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of penetrate

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Yet the film has established that the MacNeil home is suffused with evil.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
The bar serves up a lighter menu of small bites, like tempura black cod with ginger-sesame dipping sauce and succulent local halibut suffused with cilantro and basil.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of suffuse

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Over the last three decades, Cohen has permeated global pop culture with a range of original characters.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Elsewhere in Chicago, themes of recreating and reviving spiritual artifacts and sacred materials permeate the work of a Jewish Iraqi American artist, whose grandparents fled Baghdad decades ago.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

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