as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water percolating through the coffee filter
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as in to penetrate
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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Gardner was convicted that same year and sentenced to death, but his appeals percolated in the courts for 25 years.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 18 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 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
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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
Gardner was convicted that same year and sentenced to death, but his appeals percolated in the courts for 25 years.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 18 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 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
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“Percolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolate. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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