as in suffused
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeated
In a motion filed Friday, defense attorneys argued that publicity surrounding the case has so permeated Summit County that seating an impartial jury is no longer realistic.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The spa The full-service spa with 10 indoor and outdoor treatment rooms is permeated with Asian influences in its interior design—there’s a central stone courtyard with a reflection pond and Zen meditation garden—and its treatment menu.
—Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Robert Redford died last September at 89, and his absence, as well as his vision, permeated this installment of the first festival without the Sundance Kid turned Elder Statesman.
—Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
The turbulent story of Cathy and Heathcliff has permeated pop culture.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
Duck albondigas permeated with smokiness from chipotle and bacon.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Amid the heartbreak that still permeated the locker room Monday morning, veteran linebacker Dre Greenlaw shared his story of a previous heartbreak in a conference title game, which also featured a less-than-ideal quarterback situation.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Although my dad spent the past six months gazing blankly from his wheelchair, his aura had still permeated the house.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Moreover, a wickedly fun guest performance by Paul Giamatti as space pirate Nus Braka draws direct parallels to the fear-mongers and empathy-deniers who have permeated our real-life society.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The spa The full-service spa with 10 indoor and outdoor treatment rooms is permeated with Asian influences in its interior design—there’s a central stone courtyard with a reflection pond and Zen meditation garden—and its treatment menu.
—Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Robert Redford died last September at 89, and his absence, as well as his vision, permeated this installment of the first festival without the Sundance Kid turned Elder Statesman.
—Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
The turbulent story of Cathy and Heathcliff has permeated pop culture.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
Duck albondigas permeated with smokiness from chipotle and bacon.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Amid the heartbreak that still permeated the locker room Monday morning, veteran linebacker Dre Greenlaw shared his story of a previous heartbreak in a conference title game, which also featured a less-than-ideal quarterback situation.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Although my dad spent the past six months gazing blankly from his wheelchair, his aura had still permeated the house.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Moreover, a wickedly fun guest performance by Paul Giamatti as space pirate Nus Braka draws direct parallels to the fear-mongers and empathy-deniers who have permeated our real-life society.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeated
Verb
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Reid seemed to truly believe, despite the partisanship that suffused the column, that the Senate had been badly damaged.—
Jon Ralston,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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Slow-attack tones emerge and are subsumed back within the haze, like single strands of a spiderweb zooming in and out of focus; the uppermost reaches are suffused in a delicate scrim of what sounds like electronic crickets.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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New groups have sprouted, and protests have penetrated formerly docile suburbs.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bane similarly penetrated the paint and scored a team-high 14 points before the break, ending with 20-plus points for the 26th time in a Magic uniform.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That concept caused many white people’s lives to be pervaded by both actual violence and the fear of it.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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Changing the culture of losing that has pervaded the Meadowlands for the better part of the last decade is now on Harbaugh’s shoulders.—
Stephen Whyno,
Twin Cities,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Permeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeated. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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