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as in to infuse
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
she was suffused with an overwhelming feeling of liberation as her horse broke into a gallop
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as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
a living room suffused with warm sunlight
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Recent Examples of suffuse
His dialogue was abundant and suffused with paradox and irony.
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Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Feel your immortal soul being warmed and suffused with pleasures both rare and immeasurable.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Today, jazz suffuses the city so completely that the genre is embedded in funeral traditions here, as brass bands often accompany mourners from the church to the cemetery in a celebratory display.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
The rhythmic and narrative thrust of Khan’s Kathak suffuses everything.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Feel your immortal soul being warmed and suffused with pleasures both rare and immeasurable.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Today, jazz suffuses the city so completely that the genre is embedded in funeral traditions here, as brass bands often accompany mourners from the church to the cemetery in a celebratory display.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
The rhythmic and narrative thrust of Khan’s Kathak suffuses everything.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffuse
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Every release has its own unique backstory, which infuses personality into the characters and helps collectors connect and engage with them on a deeper level.—
Chelsea Tobin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Additionally, the draping throughout infuses a hit of modernism.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
5 June 2025
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Part of identifying suspicious travelers relies on noticing behaviors such as fidgeting or having a penetrating stare, which government watchdogs and some lawmakers have criticized in the past as an unreliable basis for probable cause.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Research shows that castor oil's omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids may penetrate the hair follicle (found in the scalp) and provide nutrients that protect the hair.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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The functional fragrance is meant to boost mood, bring inner balance and spark the senses, all while imbuing a sense of clarity and peace.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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These scenes ground Agathe, imbuing her with the headstrong determination of Jo March.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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The universe seems stable, but an unlikely shift in the Higgs field, a quantum field that pervades all of space, could trigger a bubble that passes through the universe, annihilating all matter.—
Andrea Gawrylewski,
Scientific American,
3 June 2025
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The sight of these electric vehicles pervading the NYC soundscape has become as classic of an image as the yellow cab over the last few years.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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To enable the removal of four hydroelectric dams considered especially harmful to salmon, the government promised to invest billions of dollars in alternative energy sources to be created by the tribes.—
Tony Schick,
ProPublica,
13 June 2025
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Companies must invest not only in agentic platforms but also in frameworks ensuring security, observability and ethical AI practices.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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By now, The Simpsons has permeated our culture to the point where words the writers made up during the show’s first decade are entering the official lexicon.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Fruit and ice-cream stalls also permeated the busy strip.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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Indeed, Macron has zipped furiously across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia all year, negotiating deals on climate, trade, military assistance, and peace, some of it in an effort to fill an aching vacuum left by Washington.—
Vivienne Walt,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Sun Valley is intended to be a retreat for hard-charging executives, filled with barbecues, bike rides and hikes.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Abe was part of a conservative faction of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and known for his association with Nippon Kaigi, an influential conservative organization that among other goals advocated teaching Japanese history to inculcate national pride.—
Jennifer Lind,
Foreign Affairs,
12 July 2022
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Everyone should inculcate the ability to identify root causes and recognize patterns, feedback loops and relationships that influence outcomes rather than focusing on isolated components.—
Balmukund Shukla,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Suffuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffuse. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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