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as in infusing
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 penetrating
to spread throughout
a living room suffused with warm sunlight
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Recent Examples of suffusing
After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods.
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Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.
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Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.
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Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight.
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Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.
—
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.
—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight.
—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffusing
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Born and raised in Miami, Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli’s career has centered around the city’s culinary identity, most notably through infusing his own heritage—Argentine and Italian—in his dishes.
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The Sagittarius moon coordinates with Saturn, infusing your goals with a stronger sense of purpose.
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No one admits to having asked a bad question in polite company, yet the difference between a superficial inquiry and a penetrating one often determines whether a company merely iterates or genuinely transforms.
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Until now, the search for possible graves had been limited to what could be seen beneath the surface using ground-penetrating radar.
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Swedish entrepreneur Bengt Mortstedt and his family have spent two decades imbuing the Bequia Beach Hotel with low-key luxury.
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The need to complete that project has grown in urgency as NASA has faced increased competition with its space race rival, China, imbuing SpaceX’s sudden change in priorities with both financial and political stakes.
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Excellence in sport is merely a glimpse into the resolve, grit, and talent pervading communities across the continent.
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None of these readings are so emphatic as to render the others immaterial, and the pervading ambivalence paired with a steady but creeping pace could turn off viewers who just want a good mystery to solve.
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Soccer fans have already been filling seats at new businesses like El Tesoro, the Irish Exit, Glide Pizza and the immersive entertainment destination Cosm.
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After two devastating quakes, first responders were fishermen, doctors and emigres returning from abroad — a grassroots campaign filling a government void.
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Whatever juju, imagined or self-made, permeating throughout the Braves’ roster over the last few weeks was exorcised Wednesday.
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Lineage officials said that their top priority as of Monday night was addressing the stench permeating over Boyle Heights due to the spoiled food.
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The roadmap seeks to mainstream aging investment, transforming it from a niche into a ubiquitous category that aligns financial returns with significant social impact, much like climate investing today.
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No minimum to open a Fidelity Go® account, but minimum $10 balance for robo-advisor to start investing.
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Xenophobia has enveloped South Africa for years, and now a rising tide of anti-migrant views is flooding the country.
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Harold remembers crowds flooding in the day the doors opened.
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“Suffusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffusing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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