percolated (into)

past tense of percolate (into)
as in suffused
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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  • As the first show without late drummer/lyricist Neil Peart since 1974, the kick-off was suffused with nearly overwhelming emotion, both onstage and off.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
  • That essay, written in 1940 — the same year Native Son was published — is suffused with profound hopelessness for what was indeed to come.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • The knife perforated the bone at the center of his chest, the sac that surrounds his heart, and penetrated the right ventricle of his heart.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
  • The bullet penetrated his hip, thrust through his knee and shattered his femur.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
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“Percolated (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolated%20%28into%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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