Thesaurus results for PERMEATE

permeate

verb

ˈpər-mē-ˌāt

Definition of permeate

as in to penetrate

to spread throughout the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house

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Recent Examples of permeate Taika Waititi’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2021 novel Klara and the Sun, starring Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams, was developed years before AI arrived in full force and the discussion about its potential permeated Hollywood. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 With the amount of youth that permeates this team, a total checkout, however, could be disastrous. — Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 The potential double jeopardy argument permeated pretrial court hearings, with prosecutors suggesting the defense was using delay tactics to invoke double jeopardy. — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2026 That has, from my standpoint, permeated the organization, and that’s what everybody talks about right now. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for permeate

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The Soviet Union, for instance, gained nuclear weapons in part by penetrating the Manhattan Project; more recently, China stole secrets related to the F-22 and F-35 stealth fighter jets and the C-17 cargo plane.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Idriss noted on the podcast that topical collagen molecules are too large to penetrate skin.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of penetrate

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The bar serves up a lighter menu of small bites, like tempura black cod with ginger-sesame dipping sauce and succulent local halibut suffused with cilantro and basil.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Even after users log off, the material world is suffused with spirit.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of suffuse

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In the days before the spill was announced, residents complained of fuel-like odors pervading areas of Dubai and north.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
But Kelly's post-modern sci-fi fantasy emerged on the big screen when there existed a pervading fear of gathering in large groups as America was just beginning to recover and process the atrocities committed on 9/11.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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