as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeate
Advertisement Ideas of inclusion and diversity also permeate everyday institutions, including schools, universities, foundations, nonprofits, and corporations.
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Kenji Yoshino, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
And daily posts in community Facebook groups signaled the taste and odor problem wasn’t isolated to businesses, but permeating people’s homes.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
Not everything goes well, there’s tragedy and sadness but also a sense of infinite hope that permeates the proceedings.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
Now that the Florida events are taking place, a sense of urgency permeates the SoFi Center.
—Keith Stewart, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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Kenji Yoshino, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
And daily posts in community Facebook groups signaled the taste and odor problem wasn’t isolated to businesses, but permeating people’s homes.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
Not everything goes well, there’s tragedy and sadness but also a sense of infinite hope that permeates the proceedings.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
Now that the Florida events are taking place, a sense of urgency permeates the SoFi Center.
—Keith Stewart, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeate
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What else is going on A woman fired several shots into Rihanna’s Beverly Hills-area home on Sunday, and a round penetrated a wall of the mansion, police say.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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One round penetrated the walls of the house.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
9 Mar. 2026
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Fredericksburg, Texas Located in the Texas Hill Country with a population just shy of 12,000, Fredericksburg was founded in 1846 by German immigrants—and that heritage suffuses the town's food, architecture, and culture today.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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For months, an uncanny sense of calm suffused the forest.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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This image is a metaphor for the way imperial colonial power pervades every inch of American democracy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Mitchell Arens’ cinematography simulates a fugue-like state that mirrors the vortex of grief that pervades through this heartrending film.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Permeate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeate. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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