permeated

verb

past tense of permeate
as in suffused
to spread throughout the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house

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Recent Examples of permeated The potential double jeopardy argument permeated pretrial court hearings, with prosecutors suggesting the defense was using delay tactics to invoke double jeopardy. — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2026 That has, from my standpoint, permeated the organization, and that’s what everybody talks about right now. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Two years later, politics had permeated our homes, our friendships, our classrooms, our morgues. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 Differences over the war have permeated everything from local political contests to the Costume Institute exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026 Our editors were surprised to find that most of the apple ciders tasted very similar, with a hint of spice and a warm appley sweetness that permeated each sip. — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026 For both job seekers and employers, AI has already permeated almost every step of the hiring process, from evaluating resumes to writing cover letters. — Sophie Caldwell juhohn Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 The Delta flight, which was carrying 235 people, had safely made an emergency landing after a smoky smell permeated the cabin. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026 Naturally, the authors are all Beatles fans who couldn’t help noticing how much their favorite band had permeated the world of science. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeated
  1. suffused
  2. penetrated
  3. pervaded
Verb
  • This is a book suffused with beauty, but climate emergency is its undercurrent.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • After setting her wildly popular debut The Tiger's Wife in a Balkans suffused with myth and magic, the author turned in subsequent books to the Old West and a city redolent of New York.
    — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of suffused
Verb
  • The Biden administration designated Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization in 2024 following requests from Republicans who said the group’s members have penetrated the southern border.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • My recent Hartford Courant oped, described how OpenAI agents broke out of their test sandbox and as a coordinated group (swarm) penetrated Hugging Face, a research platform used by AI developers.
    — John Caruso, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of penetrated
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  • As usual, that passion for both motorsport and motoring in general pervaded the show lawn, festooned with 218 cars from 14 different nations, all divided into nearly 30 classes.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And creature comforts pervaded—from the in-room Chromecast to the plush bed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Definition of pervaded

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“Permeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeated. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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