PERCOLATING (INTO) Synonyms: 19 Similar Words

percolating (into)

verb

present participle of percolate (into)

as in penetrating

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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Aufderheide and Quinn offer a penetrating analysis of the way Kartemquin Films departed from the Griersonian model of documentary filmmaking that predominated in much of the English-speaking world in the 1930s, ‘40s, and ‘50s, and even beyond.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 July 2026
By that time thousands of ground-penetrating bombs had ripped through the subsoil with the seismic force of small earthquakes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of penetrating

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After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026

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Excellence in sport is merely a glimpse into the resolve, grit, and talent pervading communities across the continent.

— Jeremy Ebobisse, Time, 26 June 2026
None of these readings are so emphatic as to render the others immaterial, and the pervading ambivalence paired with a steady but creeping pace could turn off viewers who just want a good mystery to solve.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2026

Definition of pervading

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Instead of going home that night, Wilber found himself back in bed 23 of the detention center — his bond denied — trying to ignore a nasty odor permeating his 14-person cell.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
During the interview, Burgum also said the green algae that was permeating the pool has now been fixed, thanks to nanobubbler technology that pumps tiny ozone bubbles into the water to damage algae’s cells.

— Philip Wang, Time, 6 July 2026

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