permeate
verb (used with object)
to pass into or through every part of.
has permeated
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present perfectof permeate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The sense that Buxton's best days - Britain's best days, even - lay behind it has permeated the minds of these teenagers, too.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
TikTok’s influence has permeated nearly every industry, but its impact on how people discover and consume music is especially profound.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2025
Marley’s music has permeated global culture, though whether his message has been preserved is debatable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
When Sagan and his colleagues pointed Galileo at Earth, they invented a scientific framework for looking for signs of life on these other worlds — one that has permeated every search for such biosignatures since.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2023
And from the storefront floated the aroma of toasting maize, which has permeated Mexico and Central America for thousands of years.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
