PERCOLATES Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

percolates

verb

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 Mortgage rates will likely remain high as inflation percolates. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 19 May 2026 That, in turn, depends on controlling water flow and pressure as the liquid percolates through the coffee grounds. — ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026 Reznik said while the San Gabriel River system and adjacent spreading grounds, stretching from Irwindale to Long Beach, work exceptionally well, capturing 90% of the local runoff that percolates into underground basins for later use, that’s not true of some other waterways in the county. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026 Fushimi sits atop an aquifer containing over 20 billion tons of soft water that percolates to the surface at several natural springs. — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026 As Jacksonville wanders into town, talk percolates about Trevor Lawrence regaining his footing, of living up to his first overall pick billing. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2025 Government studies have neither confirmed nor ruled out a possible link to those springs, but the company asserts that the deposits are isolated from the aquifer that percolates toward the Canyon. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025 Intensity percolates around romance and creative pursuits when the sun squares off with Pluto. — Usa Today, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolates

Verb

The score drips with a sinister ostinato as the rats scurry into every corner of her castle.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
One recurring image is from her first album cover, depicting her smiling face as blood drips down her forehead.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 July 2026

Definition of drips

Verb

Nasser said current trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz are at a tenth of pre-conflict levels, adding that the world will continue to lose more than 100 million barrels of crude for each week the passage is closed.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
What changes when information flows in, validation flows out and nothing meaningfully challenges the assumptions that entered the system in the first place?

— Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of flows

Verb

The doll exudes holiday glam in her floor-length, bold-red dress (reading as timeless and not tacky, courtesy of a sweetheart neckline, oversized bow detail, and voluminous skirt).

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
Quince’s effortlessly cool long-sleeve top is crafted from 100-percent linen that’s naturally breathable, exceptionally durable, and exudes an understated quiet-luxury feel.

— Mariana Best, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Definition of exudes

Verb

Swiss skier Melanie Meillard weeps in the arms of her teammate Janine Schmitt after missing a turn on her slalom run Women’s Team Combined Slalom.

— Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Cannon weeps into an expansive white space that only she and Trish inhabit.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025

Definition of weeps

Verb

The two-minute track bleeds into the title track, which highlights one of the EP’s main issues – the overuse of autotune and vocoders.

— Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Deepening hostility toward Israel has spurred concern about antisemitism among some moderate Democrats and Jewish Americans, who believe anti-Israel rhetoric too often bleeds into prejudice.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026