as in suffusing
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeating
Artificial intelligence has begun to infuse ever more arenas of being and becoming human, permeating everything from work to relationships.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Vying for a look that stands out in a crowd — an approach as old as fashion — began permeating ballparks and stadiums.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
Once again there was a sense of the ‘70s (an era marked by Karl Lagerfeld at Chloé) permeating the collection with flouncy blouses styled with maxi skirts (a look that has skyrocketed to the top of my fall wishlist), crop tops, and mostly decorative statement belts.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Fraud is running rampant and getting progressively more sophisticated at permeating global financial networks, and businesses have been forced to increase their investments into stopping it and safeguarding their assets.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
However, comparing OpenAI and xAI specifically, OpenAI is responsible for more of the innovative ideas permeating AI than is the case for xAI.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
So those would be the sort of broad sectors that I would be focused on for the next leg of AI sort of permeating into the broader stock market.
—Andy Mills, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2025
And despite the agita and anxiety permeating newsrooms, there remain pockets of optimism.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
From there the reality sets in slowly, dread permeating the show through other characters until Noor finds out.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Vying for a look that stands out in a crowd — an approach as old as fashion — began permeating ballparks and stadiums.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
Once again there was a sense of the ‘70s (an era marked by Karl Lagerfeld at Chloé) permeating the collection with flouncy blouses styled with maxi skirts (a look that has skyrocketed to the top of my fall wishlist), crop tops, and mostly decorative statement belts.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Fraud is running rampant and getting progressively more sophisticated at permeating global financial networks, and businesses have been forced to increase their investments into stopping it and safeguarding their assets.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
However, comparing OpenAI and xAI specifically, OpenAI is responsible for more of the innovative ideas permeating AI than is the case for xAI.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
So those would be the sort of broad sectors that I would be focused on for the next leg of AI sort of permeating into the broader stock market.
—Andy Mills, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2025
And despite the agita and anxiety permeating newsrooms, there remain pockets of optimism.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
From there the reality sets in slowly, dread permeating the show through other characters until Noor finds out.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeating
penetrating
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The thermal conductivity of the lunar surface acts as a blanket and stops some of the sun’s heat from penetrating into the ground.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
6 Mar. 2025
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Every lifestyle guru worth watching has some uniquely irrepressible quality, from the Martha-like obsessiveness with which Gwyneth approaches wellness to Oprah’s talent for penetrating conversation.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Permeating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeating. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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