1
as in infusing
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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2
as in penetrating
to spread throughout
a living room suffused with warm sunlight
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffusing
Verb
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The goal is to make our customers feel represented and empowered, while infusing joy into every product.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025 -
Others blend their coffee with a few scoops of plant protein powder, infusing their coffee with about 20–25 g of protein.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Already, Chinese EVs have become top sellers in some emerging market countries and are increasingly penetrating the market in Europe, Britain, and Australia.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Lecter’s main power was his penetrating thinking and sustained intuiting.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Saving Denji’s life, Pochita and the young man make a deal to fuse, imbuing him with the ability to turn parts of his body into Devil-destroying chainsaws.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Cooper’s grasp of the material is unerring, imbuing it with a sweetness that’s never cloying, a generosity of spirit that’s never unearned.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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How much is the question of mass appeal, or tentpole culture, pervading publishing at the moment?—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Man, if the vibe of the late Sixties and the early Seventies was the pervading spirit of the day, then let peace and love win!—
Jay Glennie,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Reduce overall soil needs in a large container by filling the bottom of the pot with empty milk jugs or aluminum cans.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Known for their high-energy performances and irresistible grooves, April and the Funk Junkies have become a San Diego favorite, filling dance floors with their mix of funk, soul, pop, and rock classics.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Awadallah said medicines and medical supplies are not permeating the city, with stockpiles running low.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Because the Universe’s expansion is accelerating due to dark energy, there will always be a radiation background permeating all of space.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That person believes in investing more in the emotional connection than anything else.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Nov. 2025
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While Lin has led the firm’s early stage investing since 2017, Grady has steered Sequoia’s growth stage investing practice since 2015, leading deals in Snowflake, Zoom, ServiceNow, Harvey, and OpenEvidence.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Construction fines at the site For Smith, the biggest concern was flooding in his backyard.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Theories range from the Fitzgerald striking a shoal and suffering bottom damage to flooding through the freighter's hatch covers, which filled the ship with water and sank it, to rogue waves, to structural flaws in the ship that the 1975 storm made deadly.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Suffusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffusing. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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