as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeate
The event had seemingly permeated the entire town.
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Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
The smells of urine and bat poop permeated.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
LaChance says Sitake’s daily search for joy permeates the locker room.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The venue’s intimacy, coupled with a more informal, speakeasy vibe, permeated an award ceremony that was notable for its moments of laughter and easy congeniality.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
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Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
The smells of urine and bat poop permeated.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
LaChance says Sitake’s daily search for joy permeates the locker room.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The venue’s intimacy, coupled with a more informal, speakeasy vibe, permeated an award ceremony that was notable for its moments of laughter and easy congeniality.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeate
Verb
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When an autopsy was conducted on Campbell, it was discovered that seven of the 11 stab wounds penetrated her heart.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The formulation is meant to create scaffold-like structures that wrap around strands and penetrate the hair cuticle and cortex for inside-out protection and repair.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Smith suffuses the book with a kind of clinical detachment, even as the dread mounts with each page.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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His music, stuffed with live instrumentation and harmonic sophistication, is suffused with the sound and spirit of Sly Stone, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye, among many others.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Blurred boundaries pervade love and intimacy now.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Soul remakes of classic hip-hop songs have since pervaded social media.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Permeate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeate. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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