as in suffuses
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeates
This sense of fusion permeates the film, as each of the different realms of the afterlife the film explores comes with its own look.
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Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
25 June 2026
The majority of a tree’s roots grow horizontally in the top 4-15 inches of the soil to capture oxygen, which permeates from the surface of the soil.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
On its extensive resume are tasks like soothing angry, overheated skin; combatting signs of photoaging courtesy of vitamin C; and preventing moisture loss by way of squalane (an emollient that permeates skin with hydration after salty water or unexpected beach breezes dry it out).
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
The sport permeates this delicately whimsical tale about would-be lovers cursed to not recognize each other.
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Carlos Aguilar,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Summer car maintenance tips for coastal areas In coastal areas, the salty water from the ocean permeates into the air, causing corrosion to vehicles’ metal components.
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Danny Smith,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
The offensive line, Payton has repeated, permeates the building.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
1 June 2026
Fear permeates every aspect of life in parts of Haiti and the sports world is no exception.
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Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
This insight permeates Hjorth’s novels.
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Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
25 June 2026
The majority of a tree’s roots grow horizontally in the top 4-15 inches of the soil to capture oxygen, which permeates from the surface of the soil.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
On its extensive resume are tasks like soothing angry, overheated skin; combatting signs of photoaging courtesy of vitamin C; and preventing moisture loss by way of squalane (an emollient that permeates skin with hydration after salty water or unexpected beach breezes dry it out).
—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
The sport permeates this delicately whimsical tale about would-be lovers cursed to not recognize each other.
—
Carlos Aguilar,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Summer car maintenance tips for coastal areas In coastal areas, the salty water from the ocean permeates into the air, causing corrosion to vehicles’ metal components.
—
Danny Smith,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
The offensive line, Payton has repeated, permeates the building.
—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
1 June 2026
Fear permeates every aspect of life in parts of Haiti and the sports world is no exception.
—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
This insight permeates Hjorth’s novels.
—
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeates
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But the latter’s crisply executed harmonies are but one of multiple examples of what splendid singing suffuses this production.
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Announcing its hardcore aspirations with a moody steel-blue palette that suffuses the rural setting with dread, the film takes place almost entirely on a remote cow farm, the home of a mixed-race family of three.
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Sunlight penetrates through the glass and bakes your interior.
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Red light at a wavelength of roughly 620–700 nanometers penetrates superficially and targets collagen remodeling and inflammation.
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But Klug wasn’t sure any individual Democrat could outrun the negative perception that pervades a state where the party has floundered of late.
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That was a decade ago; now that so many more cousins have married non-Amish partners, English pervades most family spaces and occasions.
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