as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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The cold snap that permeated the Bay Area earlier this week and made the rain seem a bit chillier than usual may seem like nothing more than a mild cooldown by the time the weekend dawns, according to the National Weather Service.
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Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
But over the years, music has steadily permeated the game to the point that Snoop’s Times Square performance was just a kickoff point for a monthlong event.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Nov. 2024
Indeed, the commercialization of hip-hop was already in full swing in the first half of the ’90s, with rappers proving to be worthy rivals to pop acts on the charts and permeating other areas of pop culture.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
The leather uppers, though not super breathable and quite stiff (at least initially), are definitely easy to clean, with no fluids permeating the surface.
—Samson McDougall, Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
But over the years, music has steadily permeated the game to the point that Snoop’s Times Square performance was just a kickoff point for a monthlong event.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Nov. 2024
Indeed, the commercialization of hip-hop was already in full swing in the first half of the ’90s, with rappers proving to be worthy rivals to pop acts on the charts and permeating other areas of pop culture.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
The leather uppers, though not super breathable and quite stiff (at least initially), are definitely easy to clean, with no fluids permeating the surface.
—Samson McDougall, Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeate
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Permeate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeate. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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