percolates (into)

present tense third-person singular of percolate (into)
as in suffuses
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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Verb
  • An international cult favorite, Lee is revered for the philosophical nerve that suffuses his rigorously inventive melodramas, which variously pick apart the complexities of Korean society.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • What starts as a plush gel, lathers into a rich foam that penetrates deep to remove all traces of residue.
    Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The oil penetrates your skin quickly and can help soothe dry, irritated skin.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The pathos of being a veep pervades Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir 107 Days.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • As storytellers, Supergiant have defined their own personal tone that pervades their body work, stretching from games like Bastion to Pyre.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Their pedigree permeates pressure.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • And that kind of knowledge, which gets passed down and permeates down through the generations, would be very difficult to replicate quickly.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Percolates (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolates%20%28into%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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