as in suffused
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeated
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.
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Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
The shift is only starting to catch up with hype that has permeated the cybersecurity and AI industries for years, especially since ChatGPT was introduced to the public in 2022.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
The film is permeated by pathos and a primal longing for safety.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
The group’s zeal permeated to subsequent topics, providing a concrete example of Discover PB president Randall Engstrom’s observation on the purpose of a united community.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Well versed in the Freudian thought that permeated 1950s America, Feiffer and Charles Schulz (the creator of Peanuts) were arguably the first cartoonists to give their characters inner lives.
—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Key parts of the folklore like the Holy Grail, Round Table and powers of Merlin permeated through culture even today, but the origins of the tales are harder to find.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
With both wrestlers imminently departing the company, a palpable lack of enthusiasm permeated the match, resulting in a sluggish, uninspired affair.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Over the past quarter of a century, football has permeated many of those parts of the world that were once seen as hostile territory.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
The shift is only starting to catch up with hype that has permeated the cybersecurity and AI industries for years, especially since ChatGPT was introduced to the public in 2022.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
The film is permeated by pathos and a primal longing for safety.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
The group’s zeal permeated to subsequent topics, providing a concrete example of Discover PB president Randall Engstrom’s observation on the purpose of a united community.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Well versed in the Freudian thought that permeated 1950s America, Feiffer and Charles Schulz (the creator of Peanuts) were arguably the first cartoonists to give their characters inner lives.
—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Key parts of the folklore like the Holy Grail, Round Table and powers of Merlin permeated through culture even today, but the origins of the tales are harder to find.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
With both wrestlers imminently departing the company, a palpable lack of enthusiasm permeated the match, resulting in a sluggish, uninspired affair.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Over the past quarter of a century, football has permeated many of those parts of the world that were once seen as hostile territory.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeated
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His narration is a constant pleasure — mournful, wry, and suffused with a world-weary poetry.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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Framed as cranks more than reasonable critics, the #FSGOut contingent have penetrated rather than defined the conversation around Liverpool since FSG took control in late 2010.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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My bullet had penetrated the neck between the jugular and the bone, missing the spine by a fraction.—
Robert Easton,
Outdoor Life,
3 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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The original Alien came out at the end of a decade defined in part by stagflation, corporate consolidation, globalism, and a general sense of cynicism that pervaded American culture.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Permeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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