percolate (into)

verb

Definition of percolate (into)next
as in to penetrate
to spread throughout the closing shot of the film is one of those iconic images that has long since percolated into the cultural consciousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolate (into)
  1. penetrate
  2. suffuse
  3. permeate
  4. pervade
Verb
  • The carpet cleaner uses a liquid solution to penetrate your carpet and remove stains and spills, leaving the result brighter and spotless.
    Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In early Thirties Germany, as the Nazi threat grew, the state’s propaganda machine began to penetrate the dream life of its citizenry.
    Zadie Smith, The New York Review of Books, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of penetrate
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  • All together, the spaces—neatly packaged within original architectural details—are suffused in both jewel tones and delicate neutrals, creating a mood of timelessness in spite of an epic renovation.
    David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
  • At the same time, on a story level, Shōgun was providing the kind of dynastic drama that has suffused recent Emmy favorites from Thrones to Succession to The Crown.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2024
Definition of suffuse
Verb
  • And in his first game the theme of fun and playing for each other permeated the postgame locker room in a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers, who are suddenly becoming a contender for some kind of change.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • This bath permeates all parts of the meat with salt, breaking down those proteins and infusing flavor throughout the turkey.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of permeate
Verb
  • Pessimism pervades Kyiv and Washington about Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as President Volodymr Zelensky tries to steer his country through the war's third winter.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The drama is largely relational, as the Koubek brothers and their paramours wrestle with the conventions that pervade their lives.
    Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of pervade
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“Percolate (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolate%20%28into%29. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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