1
as in to infuse
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 to penetrate
to spread throughout
a living room suffused with warm sunlight
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Recent Examples of suffuse
Straddling American, European, and Japanese influences, Pope’s edgy style is unmistakable: dynamic, lushly inked, and suffused with themes of rebellion, dystopia and urban decay.
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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Consider the countless emails people write, the slide decks strategy consultants prepare and the advertisements that suffuse social media feeds.
—Wolfgang Messner, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
That kind of fine-dining lineage suffused itself into the subtext of the 2025 awards.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
Above all, it was suffused with a belief that Italian cuisine was one of civilization’s great achievements.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Consider the countless emails people write, the slide decks strategy consultants prepare and the advertisements that suffuse social media feeds.
—Wolfgang Messner, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
That kind of fine-dining lineage suffused itself into the subtext of the 2025 awards.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
Above all, it was suffused with a belief that Italian cuisine was one of civilization’s great achievements.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffuse
Verb
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Once the sugar has been infused with strawberry, add 2.5 oz of water and mix to dissolve it.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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During a drug and alcohol infused blackout in 1989, Osbourne almost choked his wife Sharon Osbourne to death.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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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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His Marx was imbued with a strange ironic nihilism.—
Leigh Claire La Berge,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Each material, curve, and proportion is imbued with intention to reflect that spirit.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
15 July 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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These include not only making ends meet, but having enough breathing room to pay down debt, build emergency savings and invest for the future.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
19 July 2025
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Touré, however, stressed that Côte d’Ivoire had already been working on creating greater incentives for more Anglophone businesses to invest and trade with it even before Washington’s tariffs’ push.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
18 July 2025
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Journal Sentinel reporters will answer your questions At Catholic parish, fear permeates almost everything The two pastors don’t know each other.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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For instance, according to a recent report by Morgan Stanley, an F-35 contains 920 lbs of rare earth, and rare earth permeates all high technology that is modern warfighting.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Every region in the nation is struggling to fill these crucial seats to keep jets moving efficiently, quickly and safely.—
Sharon DeVivo,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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His daughter, former Pima County Supervisor Adelita Grijalva, is running to fill his seat.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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Imbued with empathy, Canseco is poised to extend the ambassador mentality inculcated at the fair in her first-in-her-family journey to college.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2025
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Abe was part of a conservative faction of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and known for his association with Nippon Kaigi, an influential conservative organization that among other goals advocated teaching Japanese history to inculcate national pride.—
Jennifer Lind,
Foreign Affairs,
12 July 2022
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“Suffuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffuse. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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