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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
Experiments like Strachey’s were part of an explosion of postwar research on the relationship between mathematics and language, expressions of a broader fascination with the automation of knowledge, which crossed disciplines and suffused the culture.
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Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The rest of the film consists of the brother and sister’s return to the ranch, now suffused with dread at Misael’s inability to properly care for his sibling.
—Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
The 63-year-old auteur, winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or in 2018 for Shoplifters, has made his indelible imprint on world cinema with delicate family drama, suffused with wry humor and wrenching humanism, far more so than futurism.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
And, come evening, the ocean’s surface is suffused with gold as the sun dips beyond the horizon.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The rest of the film consists of the brother and sister’s return to the ranch, now suffused with dread at Misael’s inability to properly care for his sibling.
—Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
The 63-year-old auteur, winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or in 2018 for Shoplifters, has made his indelible imprint on world cinema with delicate family drama, suffused with wry humor and wrenching humanism, far more so than futurism.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
And, come evening, the ocean’s surface is suffused with gold as the sun dips beyond the horizon.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffused
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Set in a 16th-century annex to Palazzo Borghese, whose verdant gardens are visible from the rooms on the upper floors, Hotel Vilòn was designed by architect Giampiero Panepinto and set designer Paolo Bonfini, who imbued it with a bit of cinematic flair.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Robb Report,
4 June 2026
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At the sentence level, its craftsmanship sings; her prose is as lush and imbued with the miraculous as it is lived-in and inviting.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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So, what began as outside advocacy has now penetrated the legislative process itself whereby trial lawyers are attempting to co-opt the bill for their own agenda.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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More than 100 small rocks, and countless fragments of metal, had penetrated his face, neck, shoulders, and extremities.—
Martha Raddatz,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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Watercress curled like a dragon’s tail through a broth infused with the pleasantly medical earthiness of chuan bei, an herb in the lily family known to help stem a cough.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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To address safety and longevity, the researchers replaced flammable liquid electrolytes with a solid-state composite matrix made of ceramic-polyethylene oxide polymer infused with lithium-rich nanoparticles.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Though outlawed from competition, the technology pervaded the festival in every other way.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
23 May 2026
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Oil slid as risk-averse sentiment pervaded global markets and investors digested fresh developments in US-Iran tensions that continue to cloud the supply outlook.—
Mia Gindis,
Bloomberg,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Mandalorian/Din Djarin Played by Pedro Pascal, Din is steeped deeply in the culture of his people.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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Just from a personal standpoint, that was also joyful for me, living in this other environment and getting steeped into it and feeling it out.—
William Earl,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Doors of hushed rooms swung open, and the celebration permeated deafening silence.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Woes permeated the batting order.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
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At the end of one of the castle’s walkways, after a turn or two—by electric cart, bicycle, or on foot—and with the air filled with the scent of pine, rosemary, and jasmine, the sentinels are waiting, carved into the rock where the fort’s cannons were once located.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Brith, filled with a sudden dread, stands very still, watching it, and the dog, sensing something, emits a low growl.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Pasadena City Councilmember Rick Cole said the city's nonemergency line was flooded with calls from people confused about what was happening.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The dam failure, later blamed on poor design, flooded five counties and inundated more than 300 square miles, with water traveling 155 miles downstream, according to the Association of State Dam Safety Officials.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
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