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
How long had the sketch idea been percolating before there was a meaningful effort to get it onto the show?
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Dissatisfaction is now percolating even among the regime’s hardliner supporters, frustrated that Iran did so little to save Syria’s Assad from a humiliating flight to Moscow.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 2 Feb. 2025
The percolating labor tensions that plagued East Coast ports along with an array of tariff threats levied by then-President-elect Donald Trump drove a rush of business to the West Coast as shippers and importers sought to avoid the impacts of potential port strikes and looming duties.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 27 Jan. 2025
The Portuguese Bend neighborhood has seen a substantial increase in landslide activity starting in 2023, as surface water from heavy rainfall percolated into the ground, adding weight to the unstable soil.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Dissatisfaction is now percolating even among the regime’s hardliner supporters, frustrated that Iran did so little to save Syria’s Assad from a humiliating flight to Moscow.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 2 Feb. 2025
The percolating labor tensions that plagued East Coast ports along with an array of tariff threats levied by then-President-elect Donald Trump drove a rush of business to the West Coast as shippers and importers sought to avoid the impacts of potential port strikes and looming duties.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 27 Jan. 2025
The Portuguese Bend neighborhood has seen a substantial increase in landslide activity starting in 2023, as surface water from heavy rainfall percolated into the ground, adding weight to the unstable soil.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolate
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In two batches, dip bananas in batter to coat, allowing excess to drip off; place in skillet and cook 4 minutes or until tops and bottoms are golden brown, turning once.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Diamonds and sapphires dripped across her collarbone from a band at mid-neck.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Frustration visibly seeped into his shooting difficulties, resulting in three turnovers — one of which occurred in the final three minutes, a costly error in which Vučević simply threw the ball away at the top of the key.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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Shauna begins choking, blood seeping out from her neck.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Huge glaciers flow down all of its sides, reaching up to fifty miles.—
Cassidy Randall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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In fact, some 40% of natural gas produced in the U.S. flows through Kinder’s systems.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Victims develop high fevers, deep rashes and oozing pustules.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Stevenson oozed presidential timber, but, alas, only 46 Americans so far have become our supreme leader.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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In the case of Dončić, the Mavs GM had cultural concerns, ones that are now well-documented, about the conditioning and lifestyle choices of a guard who can post 30-point triple-doubles but who also didn’t exude the everyday values Harrison required.—
C. Clark, M. Vorkunov and F. Katz,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Despite its colossal size, the look managed to exude an ethereal aura with its floaty, sheer layers and curved draping details on the sweetheart-neckline bodice.—
Justine Fisher,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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From an organic design marvel in Washington that would make Frank Lloyd Wright weep to a California cabañita in the trees, there are so many places to enjoy the great outdoors in an abundance of comfort.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
22 Feb. 2025
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Their adult children wept on the witness stand and spoke of their devastation.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Platelets are cell-like fragments that circulate in the blood and help form clots to stop bleeding or help wounds heal.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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This time, the bellboy found Owen on the floor, bleeding.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Percolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolate. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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