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 That, in turn, depends on controlling water flow and pressure as the liquid percolates through the coffee grounds. — ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026 Mortgage rates will likely remain high as inflation percolates. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 19 May 2026 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 Intensity percolates around romance and creative pursuits when the sun squares off with Pluto. — Usa Today, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 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 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

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
Slime literally drips off them, and there can be an inch or more of slime in the bottom of your cooler.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026

Definition of drips

Verb

That visibility shapes where capital flows, which problems get prioritized, and how quickly innovations find their way into practice.

— Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Today's stock-market market conversation is dominated by structural dynamics, index machinations and mechanical flows the way World Cup chatter fixates on officiating decisions and bracket construction.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Definition of flows

Verb

Michele Ragusa oozes entitlement and displeasure as Bobby’s mom, known only as Mother.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
That confidence — and the apparent embrace of both her Chinese and American cultural identities — oozes through one particular family photograph.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 13 June 2026

Definition of oozes

Verb

Even with the ebb and flow of its guests, the lobby, with its towering floral arrangements, red leather seating, and large arched windows, exudes a sense of calm–a point of relief in the beating heart of the city.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
Everything about the palatial Southern California retreat exudes Italian grandeur and classic elegance.

— Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 June 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 losers are the automakers still leaving accessories to the dealer, where the margin quietly bleeds away.

— Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
If your patriotic heart bleeds red, white, and blue all year long, there's no better way to show it than with these captions just made for the Fourth of July.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 July 2026