as in suffuses
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeates
That kind of raw honesty permeates the music.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Kupp’s influence permeates the entire team, and goes beyond leading by example, Darnold said.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
School schedules have been erratic since the killing of Renee Good, kids of color have been caught up in the sweeps, and – try as their parents might to shelter them – children can certainly sense the conflict that permeates the urban atmosphere.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Adoration permeates the air, as Huberman and his cohost, cognitive scientist Maya Shankar, discuss ways to boost resilience and find purpose in life.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
That kind of raw honesty permeates the music.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Cooking with whole spices adds a complex, alluring flavor that permeates both the rice and the meatballs.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Glass bottles of water, even in cars for day excursions, were a welcome break from the plastic that still permeates too many other high-end, supposedly conscious stays.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Living on location throughout the shoot fostered a rare level of trust and intimacy that permeates every frame.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Kupp’s influence permeates the entire team, and goes beyond leading by example, Darnold said.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
School schedules have been erratic since the killing of Renee Good, kids of color have been caught up in the sweeps, and – try as their parents might to shelter them – children can certainly sense the conflict that permeates the urban atmosphere.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Adoration permeates the air, as Huberman and his cohost, cognitive scientist Maya Shankar, discuss ways to boost resilience and find purpose in life.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
That kind of raw honesty permeates the music.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Cooking with whole spices adds a complex, alluring flavor that permeates both the rice and the meatballs.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Glass bottles of water, even in cars for day excursions, were a welcome break from the plastic that still permeates too many other high-end, supposedly conscious stays.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Living on location throughout the shoot fostered a rare level of trust and intimacy that permeates every frame.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeates
Verb
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Patriotism suffuses the Made in America movement.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
29 Nov. 2025
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An international cult favorite, Lee is revered for the philosophical nerve that suffuses his rigorously inventive melodramas, which variously pick apart the complexities of Korean society.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The process is arduous, spanning days or weeks of boiling and soaking in syrup, but when sugar properly penetrates fruit’s cellular structure, not only does the appearance become almost incandescent, but the microbes that cause spoilage can’t survive.—
Hannah Walhout,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Feb. 2026
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The aerator penetrates and removes a cigar size piece of soil and distributes it on the soil surface.—
Calvin Finch,
San Antonio Express-News,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Though Abuja claims to be ramping up its campaign against radical militias, hundreds of people have been killed or kidnapped so far this year, underscoring the lawlessness that pervades swaths of the country.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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But the art of Violette and his cohort tapped into a deeper disillusionment, the kind of corrosive cynicism that pervades a culture in which any sense of possibility for a non-horrifying future has been foreclosed.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Permeates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeates. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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