as in dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water percolating through the coffee filter
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Recent Examples of percolating
Are there any ideas percolating in your head?
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
My trusty spreadsheet looked at a study by Upgraded Points, a financial information website, which eyeballed pay and price patterns from late 2020 – just as the worst bout of inflation in 40 years was percolating – through 2024.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
There are ideas percolating to bring it to life in a physical space in the future, as well as immersive experiences and pop-ups.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Tilman is currently percolating The Prince of New York, based on the New York Times article and bestselling book My Name isTani.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Confidence boost This mood isn’t just percolating in the halls of power.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
In recent years, a third limitation has been percolating through physics — in some ways the most dramatic yet.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Speculation about Johnson’s future began percolating during Fox’s pregame coverage of last month’s Super Bowl when the network aired a nearly 5-minute tribute to the Hall of Famer.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Some legal scholars have been percolating an argument that the Constitution requires the Supreme Court to limit those agencies’ Congressionally endowed independence in favor of more expansive presidential authority, even though the court decided this issue unanimously in 1935.
—David Lopez, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
My trusty spreadsheet looked at a study by Upgraded Points, a financial information website, which eyeballed pay and price patterns from late 2020 – just as the worst bout of inflation in 40 years was percolating – through 2024.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
There are ideas percolating to bring it to life in a physical space in the future, as well as immersive experiences and pop-ups.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Tilman is currently percolating The Prince of New York, based on the New York Times article and bestselling book My Name isTani.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Confidence boost This mood isn’t just percolating in the halls of power.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
In recent years, a third limitation has been percolating through physics — in some ways the most dramatic yet.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Speculation about Johnson’s future began percolating during Fox’s pregame coverage of last month’s Super Bowl when the network aired a nearly 5-minute tribute to the Hall of Famer.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Some legal scholars have been percolating an argument that the Constitution requires the Supreme Court to limit those agencies’ Congressionally endowed independence in favor of more expansive presidential authority, even though the court decided this issue unanimously in 1935.
—David Lopez, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolating
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With this shift, AI is seeping into organizations of all shapes and sizes and requiring increasingly more data to be effective.—
Carlos Melendez,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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With memory foam for comfort and a design that prevents light from seeping in, this mask lets your eyes blink freely with zero pressure.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Nov. 2024
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Their true strength lies in their ability to seamlessly blend into everyday life, always exuding a magnetic presence that remains irresistibly unpredictable.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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In reality, some people may get creeped out by a random stranger gawking and exuding serial killer vibes.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Percolating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolating. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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