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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Neumann said Netflix still has significant room to grow, noting the company has penetrated less than 45% of its roughly 800 million addressable households worldwide and accounts for only about 5% of global TV viewing.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Smoke from wildfires is made of water vapor, pollutants and particulate matter, which can penetrate the lungs and bloodstream, trigger systemic inflammation, exacerbate conditions like asthma and increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of penetrate

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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

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Prediction markets have permeated the worlds of sports, politics, and reality television shows.

— Elaine Chen, STAT, 16 July 2026
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

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