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
  • There are new factions in the game, and the chaos may penetrate even those levels of government that escaped Trump’s first term relatively unscathed.
    Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Atmospheric rivers penetrate further inland in the Midwest, likely due to the absence of mountain barriers.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of penetrate
Verb
  • But Souza’s film is much darker in tone, suffused with violence and weaponry.
    Daniel Eagan, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Daylight suffuses some spaces and is banished from others.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of suffuse
Verb
  • Delhi’s smog conundrum is a yearly problem permeating through the Indo-Gangetic plains - or northern states in India between October and December.
    Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The hit even permeated different alleys of pop culture, adopted by the Los Angeles Dodgers on their journey to winning the 2024 World Series.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of permeate
Verb
  • Believer or not, there is no denying the palpable spiritual energy that pervades the Kumbh: Offerings of flowers and incense sticks drift across the water; the days are filled with chants and drumming; and smoke from earthen lamps curls through the air.
    Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
  • And yet the drawings, focused on arrangements of everyday objects, offer a quiet counterpoint to the sorrow that pervades the stories.
    Curbed editors, Curbed, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of pervade
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