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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Verb
  • When an autopsy was conducted on Campbell, it was discovered that seven of the 11 stab wounds penetrated her heart.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The formulation is meant to create scaffold-like structures that wrap around strands and penetrate the hair cuticle and cortex for inside-out protection and repair.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Devices have permeated all aspects of sleep, Paruthi said.
    Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Cooperation to Reach Critical Mass A sense of togetherness permeated the entire two-day forum, with industry operators expressing pride over more cohesive initiatives.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Blurred boundaries pervade love and intimacy now.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
  • 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 31 Oct. 2025.

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