percolate (into)

verb

Definition of percolate (into)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolate (into)
  1. penetrate
  2. suffuse
  3. permeate
  4. pervade
Verb
  • Trees and shrubs may benefit from moisture penetrating even deeper into the root zone.
    — Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • Key Takeaways Red light therapy for knee pain requires near-infrared light between 780 and 860 nanometers to penetrate deep tissues and reduce pain.
    — Sukhman Rekhi, Verywell Health, 10 July 2026
Definition of penetrate
Verb
  • Good binoculars will reveal a score of stars in this little group, while long-exposure observatory photographs show about 1000 in the area — all suffused in great clouds and streamers of nebulous light.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 July 2026
  • Lyrically, these 10 songs are suffused with a bittersweet feeling of nostalgia for early adulthood, as heard on the album’s title track.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026
Definition of suffuse
Verb
  • Instead of going home that night, Wilber found himself back in bed 23 of the detention center — his bond denied — trying to ignore a nasty odor permeating his 14-person cell.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • All these features also permeated the air in the last giddy days of 1999.
    — James Berman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of permeate
Verb
  • Fear over airstrikes on Iran, which pervaded many conversations with locals during the war, has evaporated.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Excellence in sport is merely a glimpse into the resolve, grit, and talent pervading communities across the continent.
    — Jeremy Ebobisse, Time, 26 June 2026
Definition of pervade
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“Percolate (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolate%20%28into%29. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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