as in suffused
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeated
Many of the Gen Z terms, language enthusiasts say, once permeated Black subcultures, including early hip-hop music and underground drag culture, and were not fully accepted or respected by the mainstream.
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Moriah Humiston, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
The European weapon permeated swiftly into American pop culture.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
How George Pickens’ tag situation applies The big question that has permeated already through the Cowboys’ offseason is when the team will get a long-term deal done for Pickens.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
In the past couple years, AI has permeated the music industry in several overlapping but distinct ways.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
Netflix’s domineering presence, one that permeated every corner of a typically sacred day at the ballpark, had mercifully evaporated.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Understanding these building blocks is key to reconstructing how the universe evolved from the fiery hot plasma that permeated space after the Big Bang to the structured web of galaxies observed today.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
An air of rebellion permeated the summit as soon as the sun went down.
—Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
As the bombardments intensified and expanded to more neighborhoods, the question of whether to leave permeated every conversation that Hadi had with his friends.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Moriah Humiston, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
The European weapon permeated swiftly into American pop culture.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
How George Pickens’ tag situation applies The big question that has permeated already through the Cowboys’ offseason is when the team will get a long-term deal done for Pickens.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
In the past couple years, AI has permeated the music industry in several overlapping but distinct ways.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
Netflix’s domineering presence, one that permeated every corner of a typically sacred day at the ballpark, had mercifully evaporated.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Understanding these building blocks is key to reconstructing how the universe evolved from the fiery hot plasma that permeated space after the Big Bang to the structured web of galaxies observed today.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
An air of rebellion permeated the summit as soon as the sun went down.
—Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
As the bombardments intensified and expanded to more neighborhoods, the question of whether to leave permeated every conversation that Hadi had with his friends.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeated
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Lawrence’s vision of an arc of American history suffused with violence and injustice is obviously not one to which the current US administration would be at all sympathetic.—
Michael Lobel,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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Neighborhood residents will surely gravitate to the lush art deco-style lobby, suffused with thousands of plants and whimsical figurines.—
Travis Levius,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Over the course of a week, multiple waves of sophisticated drones penetrated the airspace over Barksdale Air Force Base near Shreveport — a critical hub of America’s nuclear bomber fleet and the headquarters of Air Force Global Strike Command.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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This one came after Delanie Sheehan penetrated the defense and zipped an effective pass to Ryan, who put the shot on net, but MacIver deflected it out of bounds.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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That concept caused many white people’s lives to be pervaded by both actual violence and the fear of it.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Permeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeated. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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