permeate
verb (used with object)
to pass into or through every part of.
are permeating
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present progressiveof permeate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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This kind of oversight won’t seem unreasonable to most Americans, especially given the eye-watering levels of fraud that are permeating these programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Mulaney and company created the Saymo , perhaps a play on the Waymo self-driving cars that are permeating the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
The changes are permeating most dimensions of the traditional office space business, including lease terms and structure, building financing and even valuations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2018
Systems of rational control are permeating the networks that define our everyday consumption of technology, whether by smart phones or smart cars.
From Forbes ● Feb. 19, 2013
It is a moral miasma, the fumes of which are permeating all strata of society.
From The Itching Palm A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America by William R Scott
