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
  • Make sure water penetrates to the deep roots in addition to wetting surface roots.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Near-infrared light (around 830 nm) penetrates even deeper, affecting fibroblasts, circulation, and tissue repair, and is frequently paired with red light for greater benefits than either alone.
    — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of penetrate
Verb
  • The threat is still there, suffused into the air like a memory, but for a time the choice between love and survival no longer feels mutually exclusive to Nino and Yasmina.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of suffuse
Verb
  • Beyond the film and TV studios, AI is steadily permeating the entire company.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Plenty of blame rests on scripts that refuse to define Robert in order to preserve his mysterious backstory, as well as direction that undermines the terror supposedly permeating Los Angeles.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of permeate
Verb
  • On summer days, the sun would unexpectedly become obscured by clouds and a pervading darkness.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • And creature comforts pervaded—from the in-room Chromecast to the plush bed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Definition of pervade
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