percolate (into)

verb

Definition of percolate (into)next
as in to penetrate
to spread throughout the closing shot of the film is one of those iconic images that has long since percolated into the cultural consciousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolate (into)
  1. penetrate
  2. suffuse
  3. permeate
  4. pervade
Verb
  • One system fans can follow is the COLD system, as explained by doctors in the Sports Medicine and Performance Center at the University of Kansas Health System: Clean: clean clothes avoid dirt or moisture that could allow the wind and cold to penetrate.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
  • For decades, scientists have been using large drills to penetrate Arctic ice sheets and extract columns of ice up to 11,000 feet long.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of penetrate
Verb
  • The little hotel in the lakeside village of the same name on the outskirts of Amsterdam—just 30 minutes by bicycle from the city center—is suffused with angled sunlight that adds to its historic character and slow-living charm.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • But on race days like this one, the air is suffused with something special.
    Longreads, Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of suffuse
Verb
  • The lyrics also highlight the struggles against gentrification, colonial legacy, and cultural erosion—a theme that permeates much of his album.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation have little doubt that Monday’s certification of Donald Trump’s presidential election will go smoothly compared to the chaos and violence that permeated the U.S. Capitol four years ago.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of permeate
Verb
  • Panic, uncertainty and shock have pervaded the community.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
  • By itself, the manifesto was little more than a restatement of the libertarian ethos that has long pervaded some corners of Silicon Valley.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of pervade
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