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as in to infuse
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
she was suffused with an overwhelming feeling of liberation as her horse broke into a gallop
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as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
a living room suffused with warm sunlight
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Recent Examples of suffuse
Eerie, twisty, and suffused with rich storytelling, this is a story about strong women and the men who seek to control them.
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Kalie Cassidy
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
The notion that Social Security faces a shortfall suffuses the national conversation about retirement.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Advertisement The answering note to its prevailing ironic treatment of Sir Walter is of course the melancholy and hint of regret that suffuse much of the novel’s tone.
—Brandon Taylor, Time, 17 July 2025
Slattery discussed on the ATX panel how the show's popular vodka martinis were replicated by suffusing water with onion.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 June 2025
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Kalie Cassidy
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
The notion that Social Security faces a shortfall suffuses the national conversation about retirement.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Advertisement The answering note to its prevailing ironic treatment of Sir Walter is of course the melancholy and hint of regret that suffuse much of the novel’s tone.
—Brandon Taylor, Time, 17 July 2025
Slattery discussed on the ATX panel how the show's popular vodka martinis were replicated by suffusing water with onion.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffuse
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The set-up could easily slip into grim melodrama, but Jackman infuses it with a pop-tastic fun.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Best Memory Foam Mattress Zinus’s popular memory foam mattress has green tea extract infused into its top layer to maintain freshness.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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With an operational range between 1,800 (1,100) and 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles), the DF-17 is designed to penetrate missile defenses through unpredictable maneuvers at Mach 5 to Mach 10 speeds.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Outside of Hulu’s recent hit King of the Hill revival, Daniels’ work in the streaming era, with shows like Upload and Space Force, has been creatively uneven, while also failing to penetrate the zeitgeist in the way his earlier series did.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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But to those who hold them, especially in public safety, challenge coins are imbued with stories, camaraderie and honor.—
Divyaditya Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Using restrained color palettes, striking natural materials, and warm textures, the firm imbues its interiors with a peaceful elegance and feeling of comfort.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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Long before its history of spying on students became widely known, the ADL’s weaponization of victimhood had already pervaded our public schools.—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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There is certainly a layer of ick that pervades this often gleeful depiction of the 1989 murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez by their sons, Lyle and Erik, and the media circus that followed.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
23 Aug. 2025
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When Fernando Torres was sold within months of its takeover that October, guards went straight back up, even though the money received for the striker was invested elsewhere in the market, albeit on relatively raw talent.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Xavier, Group CEO of Neoen, revealed that the company has invested nearly USD 235 million (EUR 200 million) in green energy projects since 2020.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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The decision to move the shoot to New York reflected the team’s commitment to supporting families, setting a tone of compassion and flexibility that permeated the project.—
Steven Huizar,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Aug. 2025
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As any Anderson fan will tell you, the plucky strings and flutes permeating those early films are essential to their aesthetic identities.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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One side is crafted from 100 percent linen, and the reverse, 100 percent cotton, both of which are stitched to create an eye-catching bubble texture accentuated by the plush fiber filling between the layers.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Never mind that Coppola cast Mickey Rourke in the role — tough shoes to fill.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Notably, said Kriner, individuals who are inculcated with a sense of nihilism do not commit crimes to achieve an ideological goal.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
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Another important way is to inculcate mindfulness by observing anger as a passing emotion rather than being all consumed by it.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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“Suffuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffuse. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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