as in suffused
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeated
All of space was permeated by a roiling plasma.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Theories about the end of the world have permeated for decades.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Released post-Columbine and heavily influenced by that tragedy, Scream 3 walks back from the gruesome violence and flashes of genuine nastiness that permeated the previous installments.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
This season was dedicated to creating an uplifting experience, and that philosophy permeated every aspect of his collection debut on the New York runway.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
The parents of an older girl named Sarah Summers—the very name still carries a shiver of excitement—gave me her old clothes from time to time, in washed, folded stacks that were permeated with a middle-class laundry fragrance, the smell of another world, better than my own.
—Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
The New York Fed noted that AI has still not permeated through the majority of companies in its survey.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The score, composed by a team led by Gerard K Marino, was cinematic in a way that replicated historical epics like Gladiator that permeated cinema at the time.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The decision to move the shoot to New York reflected the team’s commitment to supporting families, setting a tone of compassion and flexibility that permeated the project.
—Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Theories about the end of the world have permeated for decades.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Released post-Columbine and heavily influenced by that tragedy, Scream 3 walks back from the gruesome violence and flashes of genuine nastiness that permeated the previous installments.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
This season was dedicated to creating an uplifting experience, and that philosophy permeated every aspect of his collection debut on the New York runway.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
The parents of an older girl named Sarah Summers—the very name still carries a shiver of excitement—gave me her old clothes from time to time, in washed, folded stacks that were permeated with a middle-class laundry fragrance, the smell of another world, better than my own.
—Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
The New York Fed noted that AI has still not permeated through the majority of companies in its survey.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The score, composed by a team led by Gerard K Marino, was cinematic in a way that replicated historical epics like Gladiator that permeated cinema at the time.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The decision to move the shoot to New York reflected the team’s commitment to supporting families, setting a tone of compassion and flexibility that permeated the project.
—Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeated
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But will this common sense prevail in an era suffused with division and mutual political loathing?—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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The film certainly steers clear of Emmerichian overdrive, but it is suffused with hopelessness — on both an intimate and an epic scale.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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The victim told her father that Bautista had penetrated her with his finger on two occasions, according to prosecutors.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Poland requested Article 4 consultations with NATO after Russian drones penetrated its airspace and that of Romania in separate incidents earlier this month.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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From there, kabocha likely pervaded other parts of Asia through trade.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
19 Sep. 2025
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Long before its history of spying on students became widely known, the ADL’s weaponization of victimhood had already pervaded our public schools.—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Permeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeated. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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