as in suffused
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeated
Netflix’s domineering presence, one that permeated every corner of a typically sacred day at the ballpark, had mercifully evaporated.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Understanding these building blocks is key to reconstructing how the universe evolved from the fiery hot plasma that permeated space after the Big Bang to the structured web of galaxies observed today.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
An air of rebellion permeated the summit as soon as the sun went down.
—Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
As the bombardments intensified and expanded to more neighborhoods, the question of whether to leave permeated every conversation that Hadi had with his friends.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Understanding these building blocks is key to reconstructing how the universe evolved from the fiery hot plasma that permeated space after the Big Bang to the structured web of galaxies observed today.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Movies are permeated with operatic tropes.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
In remarkably short order, gambling has permeated every nook and cranny of American life.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Prior to the oil shock stemming from the war in Iran, the freight recession that has permeated the trucking industry for more than three years had continued to see promising signs of abating.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Understanding these building blocks is key to reconstructing how the universe evolved from the fiery hot plasma that permeated space after the Big Bang to the structured web of galaxies observed today.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
An air of rebellion permeated the summit as soon as the sun went down.
—Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
As the bombardments intensified and expanded to more neighborhoods, the question of whether to leave permeated every conversation that Hadi had with his friends.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Understanding these building blocks is key to reconstructing how the universe evolved from the fiery hot plasma that permeated space after the Big Bang to the structured web of galaxies observed today.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Movies are permeated with operatic tropes.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
In remarkably short order, gambling has permeated every nook and cranny of American life.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Prior to the oil shock stemming from the war in Iran, the freight recession that has permeated the trucking industry for more than three years had continued to see promising signs of abating.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeated
Verb
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That day in the plastic factory was suffused with a loss that hadn’t happened yet.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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Many of the people who live in that dark world are suffused with a kind of energy—both positive and negative—that people who walk in broad daylight can’t begin to imagine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Over the course of a week, multiple waves of sophisticated drones penetrated the airspace over Barksdale Air Force Base near Shreveport — a critical hub of America’s nuclear bomber fleet and the headquarters of Air Force Global Strike Command.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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This one came after Delanie Sheehan penetrated the defense and zipped an effective pass to Ryan, who put the shot on net, but MacIver deflected it out of bounds.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The feeling of pieces that have been worn for years, a manifestation of the secondhand market boom, also pervaded the predictions.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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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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“Permeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeated. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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