percolates

present tense third-person singular of percolate
as in drips
to flow forth slowly through small openings water percolating through the coffee filter

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Recent Examples of percolates The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core. Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025 The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core. ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolates
Verb
  • That information drips out in the regular media but is almost nonexistent on social media.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • After soaking, excess water drips out of the drainage holes.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Everything seeps out onto the streets.
    Aaina Bhargava, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • As artificial intelligence seeps into daily life, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education aims to incorporate the emerging technologies into the classroom, but with caution.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Air flows through modular containers filled with these coated filters.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Although SoCal Edison can prevent electrical fires by shutting off the power that flows through the lines, the utility did not turn the power off to most circuits that power Altadena.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Park oozes with an old guy’s perception of what charm should be but comes off more like a slightly sleazy Mediterranean oligarch wearing too much shiny gold jewelry.
    David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Located on the Mississippi Blues Trail, Grenada has a historic downtown that oozes old-school Southern charm.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O, featuring saxophonist Jeff Lederer, exudes enough joyous holiday spirit to illuminate any setting.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Way to Celebrate Stacked Yarn Pumpkins Tabletop Decor Designed with soft, ribbed yarn and quintessential seasonal colors, this darling tabletop decor exudes everything warm and cozy.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jesus and Antonio are insulting Veejay, Veejay is insulting Antonio and Jesus, the twins are getting more heated, and Veejay, in her most vulnerable moment all season, weeps to Christian about feeling misunderstood.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • As Tetyana weeps, the soldier gently admonishes her fuss.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Yet that same 30-year period saw a flurry of research and activity to try to reduce geriatric falls and their potentially devastating consequences, from hip fractures and brain bleeds to restricted mobility, persistent pain, and institutionalization.
    Paula Span, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The joy and excitement bleeds off the screen, which makes sense, seeing as the players aren’t allowed to talk for about a week before the start of production.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Percolates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolates. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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