as in suffuses
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeates
Music fans are still mourning the death of legendary singer D’Angelo and lauding how the vastness of his musical experiences, from gospel to funk to soul, permeates his catalog.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
LaChance says Sitake’s daily search for joy permeates the locker room.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Cowan started his career in music by organizing warehouse dance parties — that sort of bootstrap approach permeates nearly every aspect of the company — and lived in London for several years before moving to Montreal.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
And that kind of knowledge, which gets passed down and permeates down through the generations, would be very difficult to replicate quickly.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Death permeates life in an echo of Harjo’s films; Four Sheets to the Wind unfolds in the wake of a suicide, while Barking Water chronicles a terminally ill man’s final road trip.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Her positive energy permeates through her team and, when the games are at Target Center — as will be the case again for Game 2 on Tuesday — the entire building.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
Google claims the browser will see its most significant upgrade ever in the next few weeks as AI permeates every part of the experience.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
But after doing trainings across racial and ethnic lines, religious groups, and different regions of the state, Stein came to understand that stigma permeates every group, albeit at different intensities.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
LaChance says Sitake’s daily search for joy permeates the locker room.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Cowan started his career in music by organizing warehouse dance parties — that sort of bootstrap approach permeates nearly every aspect of the company — and lived in London for several years before moving to Montreal.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
And that kind of knowledge, which gets passed down and permeates down through the generations, would be very difficult to replicate quickly.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Death permeates life in an echo of Harjo’s films; Four Sheets to the Wind unfolds in the wake of a suicide, while Barking Water chronicles a terminally ill man’s final road trip.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Her positive energy permeates through her team and, when the games are at Target Center — as will be the case again for Game 2 on Tuesday — the entire building.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
Google claims the browser will see its most significant upgrade ever in the next few weeks as AI permeates every part of the experience.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
But after doing trainings across racial and ethnic lines, religious groups, and different regions of the state, Stein came to understand that stigma permeates every group, albeit at different intensities.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeates
Verb
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Smith suffuses the book with a kind of clinical detachment, even as the dread mounts with each page.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 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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What starts as a plush gel, lathers into a rich foam that penetrates deep to remove all traces of residue.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
7 Oct. 2025
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The oil penetrates your skin quickly and can help soothe dry, irritated skin.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mich Fabriga, vice president of LTL pricing for AFS, said the LTL market will continue to hone in on profitability as uncertainty pervades.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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But amid the utter devastation of two years of war, a sense of gloom pervades.—
Saher Alghorra,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Permeates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeates. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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