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as in imbued
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 penetrated
to spread throughout
a living room suffused with warm sunlight
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Recent Examples of suffused
It’s known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB, and is made up of the light that was released when the hot, dense plasma that suffused the early universe cooled enough to form hydrogen atoms.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Levy’s novel is comic but suffused with dread, replicating the internet era’s many disorienting bids for our attention.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Lawrence’s vision of an arc of American history suffused with violence and injustice is obviously not one to which the current US administration would be at all sympathetic.
—Michael Lobel, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Neighborhood residents will surely gravitate to the lush art deco-style lobby, suffused with thousands of plants and whimsical figurines.
—Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
Is such an existential shriek into the abyss, all while living in a society suffused by mind-numbing grief and nationalism, worth subjecting yourself to?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2026
Many of the people who live in that dark world are suffused with a kind of energy—both positive and negative—that people who walk in broad daylight can’t begin to imagine.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Ever since, lines from the movies haveshaped our hopes and dreams and aspirations and have suffused our everyday conversations.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
For months, an uncanny sense of calm suffused the forest.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Levy’s novel is comic but suffused with dread, replicating the internet era’s many disorienting bids for our attention.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Lawrence’s vision of an arc of American history suffused with violence and injustice is obviously not one to which the current US administration would be at all sympathetic.
—Michael Lobel, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Neighborhood residents will surely gravitate to the lush art deco-style lobby, suffused with thousands of plants and whimsical figurines.
—Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
Is such an existential shriek into the abyss, all while living in a society suffused by mind-numbing grief and nationalism, worth subjecting yourself to?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2026
Many of the people who live in that dark world are suffused with a kind of energy—both positive and negative—that people who walk in broad daylight can’t begin to imagine.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Ever since, lines from the movies haveshaped our hopes and dreams and aspirations and have suffused our everyday conversations.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
For months, an uncanny sense of calm suffused the forest.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffused
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Baccarat, expert purveyors of all things crystal since 1764, have imbued all its glass-making know-how with a soft pastel hue.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
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Hindu culture imbued pickles with sacred meaning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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The cyber intrusion appeared to use similar tactics and techniques employed by a Chinese hacking effort known as Salt Typhoon, which penetrated major telecommunications providers in an unprecedented breach, according to the source with knowledge of the matter.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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But these are expensive and can still be penetrated by high-end missiles.—
Brynn Tannehill,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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An uplifting one, too, but death infused.—
Colin Fleming,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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After cooking low and slow, the vegetables will be done to perfection, and the chicken will be flavored with salt, pepper, and paprika, and infused with the flavors and aromas of garlic and thyme.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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The feeling of pieces that have been worn for years, a manifestation of the secondhand market boom, also pervaded the predictions.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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That concept caused many white people’s lives to be pervaded by both actual violence and the fear of it.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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Lessons about my culture and history were steeped alongside pots of mint tea.—
Joseph Pool,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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Stout, bluesy guitar and a pummeling rhythm lead to McBryde turning in a ferocious, fearless vocal, singing about a litany of vices and urges that stay steeped her bloodline.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
23 Feb. 2026
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Many of the Gen Z terms, language enthusiasts say, once permeated Black subcultures, including early hip-hop music and underground drag culture, and were not fully accepted or respected by the mainstream.—
Moriah Humiston,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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The European weapon permeated swiftly into American pop culture.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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You’ll be served your second drink (of four in total) in an evocative atmosphere filled with colonial-style architecture, actors dressed as 19th-century factory workers, and a mariachi band.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Every team wants certain types of players or positions filled, of course.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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In August 2022, 10 miners died when the El Pinabete coal mine in Coahuila flooded.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Now in the midst of prom season preparations, Atiana’s owner Sumit Tandon said his store has been flooded with customers.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Suffused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffused. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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