as in suffused
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeated
Doors of hushed rooms swung open, and the celebration permeated deafening silence.
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Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Woes permeated the batting order.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
Throughout the 19th century, as African and European influences permeated South America, the ingredients inside the hallaca began to change, and likely differed across region and class.
—Sophia Rey, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2026
None of the ugliness of World's Apart or Kaôh Rōng permeated the proceedings, even amongst all the lying and backstabbing.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Poverty permeated his childhood.
—Steve Pickett, CBS News, 18 May 2026
The scent permeated the air and residents’ clothing.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Here’s another favorite, also permeated by regret!
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
Her research aims to examine whether and how spirituality can endure as a form of cultural resilience even in systems permeated by market dynamics, injustice and oppression.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Woes permeated the batting order.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
Throughout the 19th century, as African and European influences permeated South America, the ingredients inside the hallaca began to change, and likely differed across region and class.
—Sophia Rey, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2026
None of the ugliness of World's Apart or Kaôh Rōng permeated the proceedings, even amongst all the lying and backstabbing.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Poverty permeated his childhood.
—Steve Pickett, CBS News, 18 May 2026
The scent permeated the air and residents’ clothing.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Here’s another favorite, also permeated by regret!
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
Her research aims to examine whether and how spirituality can endure as a form of cultural resilience even in systems permeated by market dynamics, injustice and oppression.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeated
Verb
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Experiments like Strachey’s were part of an explosion of postwar research on the relationship between mathematics and language, expressions of a broader fascination with the automation of knowledge, which crossed disciplines and suffused the culture.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The rest of the film consists of the brother and sister’s return to the ranch, now suffused with dread at Misael’s inability to properly care for his sibling.—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Verb
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So, what began as outside advocacy has now penetrated the legislative process itself whereby trial lawyers are attempting to co-opt the bill for their own agenda.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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More than 100 small rocks, and countless fragments of metal, had penetrated his face, neck, shoulders, and extremities.—
Martha Raddatz,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
Verb
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And extra-institutional efforts to install public art, murals, and historical markers pervaded all fifty states.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Shakespeare’s genius is as evident in The Merchant of Venice, which is pervaded by anti-Semitism, as in his other work.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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“Permeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeated. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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