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permeate

[pur-mee-eyt] / ˈpɜr miˌeɪt /


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But you can’t permeate the culture if viewers refuse to watch the second episode.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

I think this shift shows, first of all, how much culture really does permeate the Supreme Court.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2026

"And in other ways, sometimes something can permeate that you really didn't expect."

From BBC May 22, 2026

From working out with a trainer to jogging with friends to setting a presentation date as a deadline, commitment devices permeate our lives.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

Some of the defects and malformations in tomorrow’s children, grimly anticipated by the Office of Vital Statistics, will almost certainly be caused by these chemicals that permeate our outer and inner worlds.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Value investing must evolve beyond cheapness to focus on corporate quality, especially as AI permeates traditional value sectors like financials and utilities, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The crusade to prevent skin-cancer deaths, Mr. Jacobsen argues, has fostered an absolutism about the risks of sunlight that permeates the media.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Kupp’s influence permeates the entire team, and goes beyond leading by example, Darnold said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2026

These tableaus take place against the backdrop of an increasingly militarized vision of Christmas that permeates American pop culture.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2025

The Hebrew term ein sof, which meant “infinite,” represented the creator aspect of God, the part of the deity that made the universe and that permeates every corner of the cosmos.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

"Social media has now permeated to the smallest towns in India, and has near ubiquity among young Indians," he told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

The Greenspan era saw incredible technological progress as the internet permeated ordinary life, much as artificial intelligence is doing now.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

“De Gaulle’s thinking, by contrast, was permeated by a sense of the inevitable and by a melancholy, sometimes apocalyptic, belief that all human enterprises will fail sooner or later.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

Generative artificial intelligence has quickly permeated much of what we do online, proving helpful for many.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2025

And his new, heightened feelings permeated a greater realm than simply his sleep.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

Apple’s reach is permeating into the rest of the AI supply chain.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

This technology is permeating our lives in ways beyond our awareness.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Taylor Clemons’ cinematography is excellent, all slow creeping shots and shadows permeating even the daytime scenes.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

There is a reflexive conspiratorial vibe permeating the culture.

From Slate May 7, 2026

My gorge rose at the reek of rotten meat permeating the air.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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