as in suffuses
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeates
Their pedigree permeates pressure.
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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
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
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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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The pathos of being a veep pervades Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir 107 Days.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 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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“Permeates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeates. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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