- present tense form of permeate (3rd person singular).
permeates
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Asia is hardest hit because the fuel permeates the region’s farming- and mining-dependent economies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
One theme that permeates all AI-generated regulatory proposals is that AI is unique, requiring a new regulatory scheme.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
It was all the more jarring because elsewhere Nordqvist had unmistakably fostered that famed European spirit which so often permeates through Solheim and Ryder Cup successes.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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
By the time I walk in the cottage door, water permeates my bones and a pain pierces my thigh.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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