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as in transmits
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 suffuses
to spread throughout
light transfused the room as the sun rose
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Last year, the state’s Department of Food and Agriculture cut down 30% of the nursery’s citrus trees on concerns they were infested with Asian citrus psyllid, a sap-sucking bug that transmits a devastating citrus disease.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Lumentum’s technology helps convert electrical signals into light, and Corning makes the optical fiber that transmits the light across the data center.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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The soft natural light suffuses the red clay brick room, centered around long communal tables, introducing an intimate ease that invites you to linger.—
Anais Martinez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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Well, that and quantum teleportation, which is the reason that quantum entanglement suffuses this entire field to this day.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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But the reality is that as automation spreads, skills like critical thinking, communication and emotional intelligence become more valuable.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Sargassum originates from the eastern Caribbean and spreads throughout Florida's East Coast and elsewhere.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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For most mammals, water quickly penetrates wet fur and directly contacts the skin, eliminating the coat’s key benefit.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Why Oven Temperature Matters For Baked Potatoes Oven temperature determines how heat penetrates the potato, affecting how the starches inside gelatinize and soften.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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From its external form to its internal structure, Heron conveys a more rational and refined design language.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2026
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Rather than documenting events objectively, my work conveys the emotional forces that determine which moments linger.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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The stench permeates passing cars with the windows up, lingering inside for days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Monsters roam the streets at night, spiders and cicadas and worse stalk the surrounding forest, and existential dread permeates all the townspeople trapped within.—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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Each necklace has a little pavé jump ring that attaches it to the chain and gives it a subtle sparkle.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Styles checks every box in the type of player the Commanders covet — tough, versatile, athletic, smart — and gives them a young player to build around for years to come.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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At issue is telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C), or how a company communicates and manages a satellite constellation using radio frequencies.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2026
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In the film, Rocky communicates through a computer program, giving his speech a simple, almost lyrical rhythm.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Transfuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfuses. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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