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as in transmitted
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
a teacher who is able to transfuse his enthusiasm and passion for history to his students
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as in suffused
to spread throughout
light transfused the room as the sun rose
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Recent Examples of transfused
In the first eight months of Fort Worth’s blood program, paramedics have transfused more than 150 units of blood into 140 patients, according to data as of mid-December.
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Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Blood has been transfused from one greatest player to the next over multiple generations, and Cam is next in line.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Cam is injected with unknown serums, blood gets transfused and pocket-passing drills turn grisly.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Blood has been transfused from one greatest player to the next over multiple generations, and Cam is next in line.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Cam is injected with unknown serums, blood gets transfused and pocket-passing drills turn grisly.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfused
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The Ebola virus is highly contagious and can be transmitted to people from wild animals.—
Chinedu Asadu,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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For Lyme disease to be transmitted, a tick is usually connected to its host for 24 to 36 hours, according to the CDC.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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The Meltdown is suffused with the visual and audio textures of horror, and deliberately so.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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And, come evening, the ocean’s surface is suffused with gold as the sun dips beyond the horizon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Islamic Center of San Diego's director and imam, Taha Hassane, pleaded with the public to spread tolerance and love instead of hate.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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The staffers, who are spread across more than twenty front- and back-end departments, are organizing under the name Seattle Art Museum Workers United (SAMWU) under the auspices of the Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 May 2026
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The precision strike successfully penetrated defenses that had been held for years.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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While most of that warming occurs near the surface, measurements show heat has also penetrated to depths of roughly 3,000 meters over recent decades.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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“Transfused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfused. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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