permeates

VERB

filter, spread throughout

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imbue impregnate infiltrate infuse invade pass through penetrate percolate pervade saturate seep steep suffuse

STRONG

charge diffuse drench fill ingrain pierce soak stab stalk transfuse

WEAK

go through interfuse

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dehydrate dry take out

Example Sentences

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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

Do you think this slow deliberate start helped maintain the authenticity that permeates today?

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 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

Karp’s affinity for German philosophy permeates his mannerisms.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

Padva’s costumes and Mr. Barris’s feats of engineering are obvious, the mark of the Burgess sisters is more subtle, though it permeates almost every aspect of the circus.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern