as in dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water percolating through the coffee filter
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Recent Examples of percolating
Bringing the solar array from an idea percolating around Cristo Rey to reality took time.
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Democrat-Gazette online A guest piece in the opinion section Sunday railed disingenuously against a percolating public initiative for a state constitutional amendment.
—John Brummett, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
Next, in early 2022, inflation was percolating.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Heightened discussions in Asia Similar discussions among current and former government officials have been percolating across Asia.
—Amy McAuliffe, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
There’s a shame and a self-loathing that’s percolating right there under the surface in 1943.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
The derogatory language has been percolating among Republican officials for months, often prominent when criticizing New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Various proposals for a bridge to Long Island have been percolating in different iterations for decades.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
As the new week began, another rationale was percolating lower down the chain of command.
—Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Democrat-Gazette online A guest piece in the opinion section Sunday railed disingenuously against a percolating public initiative for a state constitutional amendment.
—John Brummett, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
Next, in early 2022, inflation was percolating.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Heightened discussions in Asia Similar discussions among current and former government officials have been percolating across Asia.
—Amy McAuliffe, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
There’s a shame and a self-loathing that’s percolating right there under the surface in 1943.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
The derogatory language has been percolating among Republican officials for months, often prominent when criticizing New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Various proposals for a bridge to Long Island have been percolating in different iterations for decades.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
As the new week began, another rationale was percolating lower down the chain of command.
—Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolating
Verb
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The king hosted a banquet for him in a hall dripping with flowers and gold leaf.—
Danica Kirka,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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This is the best that West has ever looked, including every shirtless scene and every time he’s gotten out of the pool dripping wet.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kari Shinneman, a tax specialist at H&R Block, was among those watching the scene develop on Monday after evacuating her office when smoke began flowing in through the ceiling tiles.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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His grandchildren, Fitz and Ingrid, have lived most of their young lives above 6,000 feet, their lungs and arteries working overtime to keep oxygen flowing through their ever-active little bodies.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Then in the sixth, with that steady light rain seeping into the dirt, Ohtani walked Kyle Manzardo on four pitches.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Like many at the conference, Self warned that Sharia was seeping into Texas and the country, posing a risk to Americans.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Potterheads across the globe will instantly recognize Harry’s not-so-homely house on Privet Drive, his cramped excuse of a bedroom and the endless disdain oozing from the young wizard’s unloving aunt and uncle, Petunia and Vernon Dursley.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Rose Byrne is oozing pure elegance on the 98th Academy Awards red carpet.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Even as the Hudson Theatre was still filling up, the star of the Harry Potter movie franchise (and much theater after that) was bobbing and flitting from row to row, exuding equal parts friendliness and determination of purpose.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Even as the Hudson Theatre is still filling up, the star of the Harry Potter movie franchise, and much theater subsequent to that, is already flitting from row to row, exuding equal parts friendliness and determination of purpose.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Percolating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolating. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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