percolating

present participle of percolate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of percolating The discourse around Swift and family has been percolating for a while in right-wing circles. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2025 These are all percolating under the surface on the campuses. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Conversations about how to infuse new life into Ottenheimer Market Hall have been percolating since at least 2019, when a consulting firm produced a study of the space. arkansasonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025 However, relations between state and local governments these days are arguably the worst in living memory, as illustrated by a couple of issues percolating in the final week of the 2025 legislative session. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025 The excitement has been percolating for quite some time – since 2019 when the sequel was initially announced. Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025 There are always very different solo endeavors percolating in this crew. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025 The idea has been seriously percolating since scientists learned how to reprogram stem cells to become almost any type of cell needed. David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 The idea of taking listeners back to a time when AM ruled the airwaves has been percolating for a while. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolating
Verb
  • Hadid's looks for the night included a lace lingerie piece dripping in silver fringe and a red hot satin bra with a matching garter and underwear, along with a floor-sweeping robe.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • And twenty miles across the fjord’s channel, three sea kayakers camping on high ground woke up to ocean water dripping into their tent, their gear strewn across the shore.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Just below her hips was a flowing tulle design.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • By the next year, hundreds of thousands of dollars from people with links to the developers began flowing into the campaign coffers of state Republican lawmakers, campaign expense reports show.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Generative artificial intelligence is seeping deeper into our cultural fabric by the day.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Nicholson placed his father’s body in a small bathroom and used towels to block the bottom of the door to keep blood from seeping out, Porter said.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gummosis Gummy sap oozing from the trunk and branches is common in peaches, plums, and other fruit trees.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The flan trembled on its plate, oozing a sugary puddle.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Privately, Ellison is exuding the kind of confidence that comes from having tens of billions in cash.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • As our gracious host Laura Brown welcomed me and outlined the evening ahead, guests began to arrive, each one exuding their own expression of luxury and cultural pride.
    Essence, Essence, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Percolating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolating. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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