as in drips
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water percolating through the coffee filter
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Recent Examples of percolates
Fushimi sits atop an aquifer containing over 20 billion tons of soft water that percolates to the surface at several natural springs.
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Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
As Jacksonville wanders into town, talk percolates about Trevor Lawrence regaining his footing, of living up to his first overall pick billing.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2025
Government studies have neither confirmed nor ruled out a possible link to those springs, but the company asserts that the deposits are isolated from the aquifer that percolates toward the Canyon.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Intensity percolates around romance and creative pursuits when the sun squares off with Pluto.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
As Jacksonville wanders into town, talk percolates about Trevor Lawrence regaining his footing, of living up to his first overall pick billing.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2025
Government studies have neither confirmed nor ruled out a possible link to those springs, but the company asserts that the deposits are isolated from the aquifer that percolates toward the Canyon.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Intensity percolates around romance and creative pursuits when the sun squares off with Pluto.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolates
Verb
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Love drips off every auto-focus shot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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The result is a warm, bold, addictive fragrance that drips with sensuality and femininity, down to the curves of its signature gold and glass figure-eight amphora.—
Claire Salinda,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The cold of the refrigerator probably seeps in through a crack in the shield that protects her fats.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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Potholes form when water seeps into the asphalt and expands when freezing, breaking the pavement apart, according to Milwaukee's Department of Public Works.—
Caden Perry,
jsonline.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Kurt's key takeaways The TriZetto breach highlights how much personal health data flows through technology companies that most patients never see.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Gulf sits at the center of the new world economy — a hub for global finance, energy, trade, and capital flows that touch every major market on earth.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Inside, the vibe oozes understated cool in neutral shades of cream made interesting by pops of color and quirky art—a gold toilet sculpture here, a squiggly wall there.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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The suppurating contempt Sheridan feels for the Big Apple oozes its way through much of the series, its condescending pus infecting stunning vistas, swelling musical compositions and at least one award-worthy performance, courtesy of Michelle Pfeiffer.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Indeed, every fiber of Flagg’s on-court persona exudes a desire to win, while playing for a franchise whose best interest since at least February has been to lose for improved draft lottery odds.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Through it all, the 55-year-old former Fed governor exudes a confidence that is the antithesis of Harry Truman's paradigmatic two-handed economist — qualities that seemed to attract the president and might be essential in his effort to reform the staid Federal Reserve.—
Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Swiss skier Melanie Meillard weeps in the arms of her teammate Janine Schmitt after missing a turn on her slalom run Women’s Team Combined Slalom.—
Staff Photographer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Cannon weeps into an expansive white space that only she and Trish inhabit.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The nose bleeds and all those things were a complete mystery to me.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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As problems arise around AL’s work — and more dramatically, everyone’s behavior around AL — the show bleeds staff.—
Jennifer Silverman,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2026
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