as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house
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Recent Examples of permeate
The smell of monsoon showers permeates the desert after that first storm of the summer.
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 4 July 2025
The feeling of confidence in this year’s recipients and optimism for their future and the future of the community and country permeated the gala.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
The infamous 'Southside stench' of rotten eggs and burning oil permeates homes near the Metalworking Lubricants Co. south of downtown.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The Board of Public Safety issued a report, condemning a lack of accountability that permeated the police department.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 4 July 2025
The feeling of confidence in this year’s recipients and optimism for their future and the future of the community and country permeated the gala.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
The infamous 'Southside stench' of rotten eggs and burning oil permeates homes near the Metalworking Lubricants Co. south of downtown.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The Board of Public Safety issued a report, condemning a lack of accountability that permeated the police department.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeate
Verb
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This product can be helpful for removing rust from hidden areas and crevices that are hard to penetrate.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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However, when the $540 ceiling was being penetrated, the RSI did not confirm with a push to new highs indicating that momentum, or rate-of-change, was waning.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
22 July 2025
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The notion that Social Security faces a shortfall suffuses the national conversation about retirement.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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The one person who actually went to prison for the 2021 shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is free just weeks after the tragedy suffused Alec Baldwin starring indie Western premiered and then promptly disappeared in a cloud of box office dust earlier this month.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 May 2025
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But weather hasn’t been the only issue pervading Bangladeshi port operations.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 July 2025
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Key Background Core inflation did not register at 3.9% or higher from 1993 to 2020, putting in perspective the continuously high inflation pervading the U.S. economy since the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Derek Saul,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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“Permeate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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