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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
The trailer reveals the movie to be luminously shot and suffused with some intense action sequences — including one of Fahy hanging out of a shattered picture window.
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
His warm personal style suffuses every part of his new Los Angeles house, a place where cozy textures, the glow of candlelight, and the smell of pumpkin pie make guests feel right at home.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
Someone is behind the camera, a person whose presence quietly suffuses the poem.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Whatever the noble title, Cronenberg wore the moniker with the same winking irony that suffuses so much of his work – using genre as a kind of Trojan horse to get his unique vision to travel.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
His warm personal style suffuses every part of his new Los Angeles house, a place where cozy textures, the glow of candlelight, and the smell of pumpkin pie make guests feel right at home.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
Someone is behind the camera, a person whose presence quietly suffuses the poem.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Whatever the noble title, Cronenberg wore the moniker with the same winking irony that suffuses so much of his work – using genre as a kind of Trojan horse to get his unique vision to travel.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffuse
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The accessories elevated these ready-to-wear pieces, refining the silhouettes and color palettes while infusing a subtle sensuality.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Imagine a rich, dark chocolate infused with a cannabis strain high in myrcene, known for its relaxing properties.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Some oils do indeed make your hair look and feel greasy by just coating the hair shaft, but others like tsubaki seed oil, actually penetrate the cuticle and melt into the hair.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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No sunlight ever penetrated its depths, and the air is a noxious brew of toxic gases.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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In Scotland, for example, Islay peat is thought to imbue whisky with a different flavor than peat sourced from the Highlands.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2025
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The timeless pattern is the easiest way to imbue your look with the sport’s preppy aesthetic.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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The movie opens like an old folktale, and that tone pervades the rest of the narrative.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps the thriftiness of southern Pennsylvania, the Amish influence, would pervade.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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Concept Validation: Instead of investing resources in unproven ideas, AI rapidly evaluates concepts against historical data and market patterns.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Coach Pat Skerry said the College of Charleston used $1.1 million in NIL revenue to build its roster and UNC Wilmington invested $500,000 into its team.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2025
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Hunt believes that Laughton’s character and drive to win permeated the room and rubbed off on the Generals’ younger players.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Once again there was a sense of the ‘70s (an era marked by Karl Lagerfeld at Chloé) permeating the collection with flouncy blouses styled with maxi skirts (a look that has skyrocketed to the top of my fall wishlist), crop tops, and mostly decorative statement belts.—
Irina Grechko,
refinery29.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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But manager Alex Cora didn’t rule out another possibility to fill the outfield hole presented by Abreu’s likely absence: Kristian Campbell.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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This offseason, the Phillies made a huge addition to fill one of the biggest holes on their roster.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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This approach, driven by the following strategies, can help inculcate a culture of innovation and transform teams into innovation champions.—
Sivakumar Ramakrishnan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Brad has inculcated an ethos of approaching cinema with a longer life, which Dede and I already had seeds of in our respective practices.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Suffuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffuse. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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