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as in transmitted
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
a teacher who is able to transfuse his enthusiasm and passion for history to his students
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as in suffused
to spread throughout
light transfused the room as the sun rose
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Recent Examples of transfused
Blood has been transfused from one greatest player to the next over multiple generations, and Cam is next in line.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Cam is injected with unknown serums, blood gets transfused and pocket-passing drills turn grisly.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Cam is injected with unknown serums, blood gets transfused and pocket-passing drills turn grisly.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfused
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In Nome, there are two balloons being launched per day, but communications issues flared up in the few days prior to the storm, preventing weather data from being accurately and completely transmitted back to the NWS, Thoman said.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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The researchers did not actively intercept communications but only passively listened to what was being transmitted.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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It is spread through close contact with an infected person, such as through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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If that awareness spreads to other highly tariffed sectors, from furniture to heavy machinery, this administration may unintentionally succeed in unlocking widespread adoption of circularity that has eluded its backers for decades.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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For instance, Bolsonaro’s flunkies penetrated the government agency that handled film distribution.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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The 225-grain handload had not penetrated the skull, but had probably torn through jaw muscles and ranged into the neck.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Transfused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfused. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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