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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
That day in the plastic factory was suffused with a loss that hadn’t happened yet.
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Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Many of the people who live in that dark world are suffused with a kind of energy—both positive and negative—that people who walk in broad daylight can’t begin to imagine.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
To this day, kingship suffuses Iranian literature and mythology.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Ever since, lines from the movies haveshaped our hopes and dreams and aspirations and have suffused our everyday conversations.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
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Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Many of the people who live in that dark world are suffused with a kind of energy—both positive and negative—that people who walk in broad daylight can’t begin to imagine.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
To this day, kingship suffuses Iranian literature and mythology.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Ever since, lines from the movies haveshaped our hopes and dreams and aspirations and have suffused our everyday conversations.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffuse
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Gemi reimagined what the formula should be, infusing the company’s take with premium, nourishing facial skin care ingredients like Centella asiatica extract and propanediol.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Moussavi’s track record suggests that her firm could infuse a landscape of gantries and shipping containers with some genuine musicality.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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Foxtails are considered dangerous to pets because they are barbed and can penetrate a dog’s skin, ears, nose, eyes and paws and do not fall out on their own.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Pritzker said the speed with which AI is penetrating all forms of life is concerning.—
Chris Tye,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Some brands are imbuing the ballet flat with sporty elements to boost appeal for the menswear customer.—
Jack Stanley,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
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Baccarat, expert purveyors of all things crystal since 1764, have imbued all its glass-making know-how with a soft pastel hue.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
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And that's a theme that pervades this entire case.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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That pervades everything and that’s still there.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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For every event that closes, such as the Johannesburg Biennale (held in 1995 and 1997) and the Marrakech Biennale (2004–16), others, like the Lagos Biennial (founded in 2017) and the Stellenbosch Triennial (founded in 2020), emerge to fill the void.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hernandez’s supervisors asked her to fill a new role in 2018, a job that did not exist anywhere else in the state.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Moriah Humiston,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Sharply rising oil prices and sudden shortages of critical materials such as fertilizer can quickly permeate an economy and cause all kinds of goods and services to increase in price while sapping precious household income.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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The city is investing $400,000 of American Rescue Plan Act grant funding into the corridor.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Why invest trillions in hospitals, pharmaceuticals, or medical research if the outcome—people living longer, healthier lives—registers as meaningless?—
Andrew Behar,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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We sociologists infamously inculcate our innocent students with communist ideals.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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We sociologists infamously inculcate our innocent students with communistic ideals.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Suffuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffuse. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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