permeates

present tense third-person singular of permeate

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Recent Examples of permeates Their pedigree permeates pressure. Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 9 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 The state of alienation that permeates and infuses Camus’ prose is the missing ingredient here and, without it, Meursault cuts a very different figure — less adrift in ennui and more intentionally nihilistic. Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025 This philosophy permeates the entire MAP approach. Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeates
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • The oil penetrates your skin quickly and can help soothe dry, irritated skin.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The pathos of being a veep pervades Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir 107 Days.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • As storytellers, Supergiant have defined their own personal tone that pervades their body work, stretching from games like Bastion to Pyre.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Permeates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeates. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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