as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeate
That kind of raw honesty permeates the music.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
The same disappointment permeated the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at full time and was evident on the faces of the Spurs players in their post-match huddle.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The team opens spring training with a relatively set roster and arguably more uncertainty than ever and with the potential for drama to permeate yet another season — a looming ownership change, a new manager and the potential that the architect of the roster is a lame duck.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
In a motion filed Friday, defense attorneys argued that publicity surrounding the case has so permeated Summit County that seating an impartial jury is no longer realistic.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
The same disappointment permeated the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at full time and was evident on the faces of the Spurs players in their post-match huddle.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The team opens spring training with a relatively set roster and arguably more uncertainty than ever and with the potential for drama to permeate yet another season — a looming ownership change, a new manager and the potential that the architect of the roster is a lame duck.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
In a motion filed Friday, defense attorneys argued that publicity surrounding the case has so permeated Summit County that seating an impartial jury is no longer realistic.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeate
Verb
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New groups have sprouted, and protests have penetrated formerly docile suburbs.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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For instance, studying subsurface cavities is a primary goal of an instrument called the Subsurface Radar Sounder, or SRS, planned for the EnVision mission being developed by the European Space Agency, which can penetrate the planet's surface to depths of several hundred meters.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Reid seemed to truly believe, despite the partisanship that suffused the column, that the Senate had been badly damaged.—
Jon Ralston,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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The feeling of pieces that have been worn for years, a manifestation of the secondhand market boom, also pervaded the predictions.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Though Abuja claims to be ramping up its campaign against radical militias, hundreds of people have been killed or kidnapped so far this year, underscoring the lawlessness that pervades swaths of the country.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Permeate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeate. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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