as in dripped
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water percolating through the coffee filter
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Recent Examples of percolated
Gardner was convicted that same year and sentenced to death, but his appeals percolated in the courts for 25 years.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Still, the discussions have percolated in recent days among top officials in the Justice Department, including in the Office of Legal Counsel, which provides legal advice to all executive branch agencies.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
The phrase was on T-shirts all over the stadium as Irish fans mocked Miami’s bad-guy image that percolated on swagger, on battle fatigues worn on road trips.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Ever since the end of the show was announced, a somewhat ironic sentiment has percolated online among those who watched.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2025
The idea percolated pretty fast.
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
The pair quietly married last year, a fact that has not yet percolated to her Wikipedia page.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Still, the discussions have percolated in recent days among top officials in the Justice Department, including in the Office of Legal Counsel, which provides legal advice to all executive branch agencies.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
The phrase was on T-shirts all over the stadium as Irish fans mocked Miami’s bad-guy image that percolated on swagger, on battle fatigues worn on road trips.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Ever since the end of the show was announced, a somewhat ironic sentiment has percolated online among those who watched.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2025
The idea percolated pretty fast.
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
The pair quietly married last year, a fact that has not yet percolated to her Wikipedia page.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolated
Verb
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Tyler Andrew Riddle dripped with charisma and smarts.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Minneapolis community mourns after deadly shooting Tears dripped down cheeks as mourners wrote messages at a memorial Wednesday following a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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While once largely on the fringes, fluoridation skeptics now hold sway in federal, state and local government, and their arguments have seeped into the mainstream.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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In previous contests, real-world tensions between Russia and fellow competitors Georgia and Ukraine seeped into the contest.—
Andrew Jones,
NBC news,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Once that issue was sorted out, my bladder finally relaxed — and the urine flowed just fine.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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At its core was Vitinha, his elegant playmaking at the base of midfield the classy conduit through which their intricate moves flowed.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Both were spellbinding experiences that exuded joy and adventure in equal measure, prompting me and other attendees to repeatedly grin and shake our heads in wonder and awe.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Last summer, Marc Jacobs debuted his fall 2024 collection, which exuded joy and fun.—
Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Shortly after Dante's Peak was Volcano, which wondered what would happen if lava oozed through downtown Los Angeles.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Percolated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolated. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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