as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeate
The red smoke from flares permeated the air, red dust covered the soles of shoes, and crowds were still in full celebration mode around the Strand when word quickly spread that a van had plowed into the crowd on Water Street.
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Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Geniuses on this level often clash, but what always strikes me about Ben and Jess is the mutual trust and respect that permeates their every conversation.
—Dan Erickson, IndieWire, 29 May 2025
While the frenzied, anxious energy of history in the making permeates the air, two young boys attempt to stave off boredom.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Her sympathy for the unseen, forgotten and mentally unwell permeates this collection.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
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Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Geniuses on this level often clash, but what always strikes me about Ben and Jess is the mutual trust and respect that permeates their every conversation.
—Dan Erickson, IndieWire, 29 May 2025
While the frenzied, anxious energy of history in the making permeates the air, two young boys attempt to stave off boredom.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Her sympathy for the unseen, forgotten and mentally unwell permeates this collection.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeate
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Part of identifying suspicious travelers relies on noticing behaviors such as fidgeting or having a penetrating stare, which government watchdogs and some lawmakers have criticized in the past as an unreliable basis for probable cause.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Research shows that castor oil's omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids may penetrate the hair follicle (found in the scalp) and provide nutrients that protect the hair.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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His work is suffused with such affection for the edge places where Europe bleeds into its others—Venice, Trieste, Alexandria, Algiers—that the continent becomes all edge.—
Nicholas Dames,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Kaunas: Where the Grand Duchy Endures As the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania — one of Europe’s largest and most powerful nations during the Late Middle Ages and early Renaissance — Kaunas is suffused with history.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The universe seems stable, but an unlikely shift in the Higgs field, a quantum field that pervades all of space, could trigger a bubble that passes through the universe, annihilating all matter.—
Andrea Gawrylewski,
Scientific American,
3 June 2025
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The sight of these electric vehicles pervading the NYC soundscape has become as classic of an image as the yellow cab over the last few years.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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“Permeate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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