osmosis

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Spending a little time in a grocery store checkout line is all it takes to absorb the highlights of “The Real Housewives” or “Love Island” by osmosis.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

It's via this osmosis that the family are hoping the child will pick up the British traits they wish to instil.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Whether by osmosis or genetics or possibly black magic, Carpenter clearly absorbed his powers from his father, Dr. Howard Carpenter, a classically trained violinist and composer.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

People saw Manning not as a player with three collegiate starts to his name, but one who’d absorbed the expertise of uncles Peyton and Eli via osmosis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Microfiltration, reverse osmosis, ultraviolet radiation, and abracadabra—they turned the county’s last day of raw sewage into nearly fifty thousand gallons of drinkable water.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman