as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water percolating through the coffee filter
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Recent Examples of percolate
This year’s baseball hot stove season has been slow to percolate, unless of you’re a fan of the Los Angeles Angels.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
This is the message that has been percolating through segments of the online right.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
In the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton, an outlandish conspiracy theory about the Federal Emergency Management Agency that has percolated for decades started to reappear online.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
Whispers about potential surprise guests had begun percolating ahead of the show, and to the crowd’s screeching delight, Sweat’s NYC stop delivered.
—Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
This is the message that has been percolating through segments of the online right.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
In the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton, an outlandish conspiracy theory about the Federal Emergency Management Agency that has percolated for decades started to reappear online.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
Whispers about potential surprise guests had begun percolating ahead of the show, and to the crowd’s screeching delight, Sweat’s NYC stop delivered.
—Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolate
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Afterward, the result was a mixture of rockrose leaves dripping with labdanum, a sticky resin, that the scientists used to haft arrowheads to wood in a type of makeshift spear.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Santa Belly Doughnut: An unglazed doughnut filled with white cream, dripped in red icing, piped with a black chocolate Santa belt and topped with a belt buckle.Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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Maira's Kitchen Caribbean cooking seeps into traditional Mediterranean dishes at Maira's Kitchen in the Otrabanda neighborhood.Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024
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Korean Serum Deals The best K-beauty serums seep into the skin to flood it with antioxidants, moisture, and more.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
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Our team coach would pass by all those terraced houses in Moss Side, a setting that gets the juices flowing.Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Photo : Courtesy of Elad Group The dining area flows to the backyard.Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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People who ooze humility don’t run for President, after all.Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Pair it with biker boots and tights to ooze nonchalant cool.Esme Benjamin, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Crowe exudes his usual authority as a parent who shows little love for his two sons, born from separate mothers now out of the picture.Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Guests can enjoy an authentic provincial experience filled with of local flavors and sights in an ambiance that exudes glamour and elegance, with both the premises and the gardens showcasing natural materials.Caroline Tell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement There are paintings, dolls and ceramic figures, each with its own expression — smiling, laughing, smirking, weeping or silently shrieking.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Lee’s ex-wife, Krista Lee, cradled her daughter Scout as the 16-year-old wept on her mother’s shoulder.Catherine McGrath, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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There's also not a ton of light bleeding on the monitor screen.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
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Business Insider also details printing errors in the book, with some copies featuring text bleeding off the pages.Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Percolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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