as in suffusing
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeating
And daily posts in community Facebook groups signaled the taste and odor problem wasn’t isolated to businesses, but permeating people’s homes.
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
The film set in the 15th century is certainly not short on atmosphere, thanks to its location shooting in Cornwall and enough fog permeating the proceedings to set off asthma attacks among vulnerable audience members.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
The operation also resulted in the killing of two US citizens, the deployment of aggressive tactics by armed, masked DHS agents, and a soaring sense of trepidation permeating Minnesota’s immigrant communities.
—Yahya Salem, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
This behavior is permeating state government and is causing people to lose trust and faith in their state government, in their leaders, in their courts, in the lawmakers, across the board.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Licensing for movies and TV is also booming, and with Y2K nostalgia permeating today’s media, Spears may be selling at an opportune time.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
This mindset has a way of permeating an organization.
—W. Jeff Williams, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The issue has intensified in recent years and is only set to get worse, as the relentless expansion of urban centres brings artificial light further into the countryside, permeating and degrading our view of the heavens.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
After the 2020 season, Goff and McVay’s relationship fractured as the quarterback struggled to navigate the pressure-coverage combinations permeating the league — ironically, as a reaction to McVay’s own prolific offense.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
The film set in the 15th century is certainly not short on atmosphere, thanks to its location shooting in Cornwall and enough fog permeating the proceedings to set off asthma attacks among vulnerable audience members.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
The operation also resulted in the killing of two US citizens, the deployment of aggressive tactics by armed, masked DHS agents, and a soaring sense of trepidation permeating Minnesota’s immigrant communities.
—Yahya Salem, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
This behavior is permeating state government and is causing people to lose trust and faith in their state government, in their leaders, in their courts, in the lawmakers, across the board.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Licensing for movies and TV is also booming, and with Y2K nostalgia permeating today’s media, Spears may be selling at an opportune time.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
This mindset has a way of permeating an organization.
—W. Jeff Williams, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The issue has intensified in recent years and is only set to get worse, as the relentless expansion of urban centres brings artificial light further into the countryside, permeating and degrading our view of the heavens.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
After the 2020 season, Goff and McVay’s relationship fractured as the quarterback struggled to navigate the pressure-coverage combinations permeating the league — ironically, as a reaction to McVay’s own prolific offense.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeating
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Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Rafiq suspected that the anxiety suffusing the market had made any pickpockets unlikely to be scoping out potential shoppers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Lew also told jurors that Pata suffered a penetrating gunshot wound to the head and that the bullet remained lodged in his body.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Now, new details about the incident have emerged, revealing that the situation was even more serious than initially reported, with some cracks penetrating the spacecraft’s window.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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How much is the question of mass appeal, or tentpole culture, pervading publishing at the moment?—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Man, if the vibe of the late Sixties and the early Seventies was the pervading spirit of the day, then let peace and love win!—
Jay Glennie,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Permeating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeating. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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