suffuses

verb

present tense third-person singular of suffuse
1
as in infuses
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle she was suffused with an overwhelming feeling of liberation as her horse broke into a gallop

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2
as in penetrates
to spread throughout a living room suffused with warm sunlight

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Recent Examples of suffuses Nacer is quite good at variations of patriarchal obliviousness, and Pebdani suffuses her women with streaks of guilt. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026 But the latter’s crisply executed harmonies are but one of multiple examples of what splendid singing suffuses this production. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026 Announcing its hardcore aspirations with a moody steel-blue palette that suffuses the rural setting with dread, the film takes place almost entirely on a remote cow farm, the home of a mixed-race family of three. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026 The soft natural light suffuses the red clay brick room, centered around long communal tables, introducing an intimate ease that invites you to linger. — Anais Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026 Well, that and quantum teleportation, which is the reason that quantum entanglement suffuses this entire field to this day. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026 To this day, kingship suffuses Iranian literature and mythology. — Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026 Fredericksburg, Texas Located in the Texas Hill Country with a population just shy of 12,000, Fredericksburg was founded in 1846 by German immigrants—and that heritage suffuses the town's food, architecture, and culture today. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026 The notion that Social Security faces a shortfall suffuses the national conversation about preparing for retirement. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffuses
  1. infuses
  2. penetrates
  3. imbues
  4. pervades
  5. invests
  6. permeates
  7. fills
  8. inculcates
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  • Formulated for sensitive skin types, this infuses panthenol and madecassoside to improve dryness and the skin barrier.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The swish and sway of ornamental grasses infuses any garden or backyard with beauty.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 22 Sep. 2026
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  • What matters is whether AI penetrates core operations and redesigns workflows (depth), and whether that transformation extends beyond superstar firms into the vast sectors that dominate employment and GDP (breadth).
    — Ming Lu, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Leather Honey penetrates deep to protect new leather and rejuvenate dry leather and old leather.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of penetrates
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  • Named after the Victoria Regia, a water lily that floats in the Amazon, this hotel imbues Colombian flavor with elegant French touches.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Borobudur’s sense of spirituality still imbues the air around it.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • In fact, a throwback to traditional Chinese spirituality and Western New Age practices pervades much of the town.
    — Afra Wang, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026
  • It’s tempered by Kubrick’s love for cinema and knowledge of genre, which pervades every frame.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • His keynotes help frame the emerging infrastructure of AI, while Nvidia invests across startups, partners and governments.
    — Bob Pearson, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the company invests more heavily in salaries and reviews them annually.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • Artificial is pointedly funnier than his other work, including a large comedic performance by Ike Barinholtz as Musk, even as an existential dread permeates.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • His professional partner, Emma (Michelle Keegan), is a headstrong presence in the force and consistently confronts the everyday sexism that permeates the office.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of permeates
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  • Local artwork fills the walls of each room and building, while large-scale sculptures and art installations are rotated seasonally across the property.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The printer automatically fills the tank and replenishes it as material is consumed during printing.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of fills
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  • City finished 17 points behind Chelsea when Chelsea won their most recent title, and maybe after a while that inculcates a sense of shakiness, or not-quite-worthiness.
    — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Because there’s something about the college environment that really inculcates hierarchy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
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“Suffuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffuses. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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