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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
One of the great pleasures of anime is that its unabashed, rollicky genre pieces are often suffused with grand, but not grandiose, sociopolitical commentary — a heady combination that many similar pictures can’t pull off.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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
Two frame types—the Breitling Chrono 0002 and Breitling Lémain 0001—are available directly from Cutler & Gross in different colors and editions, and each is suffused with nods to the Swiss watchmaker’s esteemed dive watch collection.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
But will this common sense prevail in an era suffused with division and mutual political loathing?
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
The film certainly steers clear of Emmerichian overdrive, but it is suffused with hopelessness — on both an intimate and an epic scale.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
But the hot gas that suffused the space between the galaxies in each cluster would have crashed head-on.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
His narration is a constant pleasure — mournful, wry, and suffused with a world-weary poetry.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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
Two frame types—the Breitling Chrono 0002 and Breitling Lémain 0001—are available directly from Cutler & Gross in different colors and editions, and each is suffused with nods to the Swiss watchmaker’s esteemed dive watch collection.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
But will this common sense prevail in an era suffused with division and mutual political loathing?
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
The film certainly steers clear of Emmerichian overdrive, but it is suffused with hopelessness — on both an intimate and an epic scale.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
But the hot gas that suffused the space between the galaxies in each cluster would have crashed head-on.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
His narration is a constant pleasure — mournful, wry, and suffused with a world-weary poetry.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffused
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Taylor’s cerebral bent is nothing new, but here, it’s imbued with a fresh, tentative sweetness, and anchored by a genuinely swoony summer romance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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That’s because, as it’s repeated, the masses will start treating the meme as if it’s imbued with meaning.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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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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Archaeologists have successfully penetrated the symbols and restored eroded passages to find the queen.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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My husband loves that this particular style is infused with a touch of precious metal to give off a slight metallic sheen.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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In addition to cushy armchairs, cafe tables and a retail counter, the new space has a sweeping bar that offers alcohol-free or hemp-infused versions of hard liquors.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Despite its speculative premise, the series captures the loneliness that has pervaded society since the COVID pandemic and the dread of a future in which artificial intelligence might render human interaction obsolete.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 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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Savannah, Georgia, is a city steeped with history and charm.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Make sure to consult the steeping direction for each kind of tea, as different teas should be steeped for various lengths of time at different temperatures (hotter for black and herbal and cooler for green and white, for instance).—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Aug. 2025
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Devices have permeated all aspects of sleep, Paruthi said.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Top-of-the-line technology has permeated every aspect of our lives, fashion choices included.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Gulfport was severely battered by Hurricane Milton in 2024, with much of the historic waterfront area heavily flooded although luckily many businesses have reopened and are thriving.—
Ken Perrotte,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Since the post was shared to the platform, TikTok users have flooded the comments section to poke fun at the moment.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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So, on the night after the murder, the town’s streets were filled with anguished cries from the Inuit—wails of loss and pain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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But the truth is, there is nothing better than a buffet table filled with pies.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Suffused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffused. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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