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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Recent Examples of percolate
Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Kansas lawmakers are once again weighing whether to eliminate the biannual ritual of changing clocks — a debate that has percolated in Topeka for more than five years.
—Holden Rodgers, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
But long before that, Sabrina Teitelbaum's music career had been percolating.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 12 May 2025
While its use has percolated in the comedy world for years, only recently has the word — and discussion of its return — become more normalized.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 8 May 2025
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The Bears’ decision to turn its attention back to building a stadium complex in Arlington Heights opens the latest but likely not the final chapter in a saga that has percolated across the region for years.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Kansas lawmakers are once again weighing whether to eliminate the biannual ritual of changing clocks — a debate that has percolated in Topeka for more than five years.
—Holden Rodgers, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
But long before that, Sabrina Teitelbaum's music career had been percolating.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 12 May 2025
While its use has percolated in the comedy world for years, only recently has the word — and discussion of its return — become more normalized.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 8 May 2025
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“Percolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolate. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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