as in suffuses
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeates
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.
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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
History permeates all of Boone, where American pioneers first homesteaded in the 1700s.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
This is partly for consistency’s sake, and partly in tribute to the spirit of (re-)translation that permeates Fakhreddine’s essay.
—Huda Fakhreddine
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
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
History permeates all of Boone, where American pioneers first homesteaded in the 1700s.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
This is partly for consistency’s sake, and partly in tribute to the spirit of (re-)translation that permeates Fakhreddine’s essay.
—Huda Fakhreddine
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeates
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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
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The oil penetrates your skin quickly and can help soothe dry, irritated skin.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
1 Oct. 2025
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Salicylic acid penetrates deep into the pores to dissolve away acne-causing debris, while coddling the skin barrier with a cocktail of ceramides and niacinamide.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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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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Attachment theory pervades an institution that seems fixated on severing teens’ bonds with parents who are invariably discovered to be, if not complete monsters, at least ill-suited for the task of caring for their own children.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Permeates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeates. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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