percolate
verb (used with object)
to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
percolated
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past participleof percolate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof percolate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
percolateverb (used with object)to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
Example Sentences
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The question has percolated for Walmart all year, fueled by its new digital shelf labels and a pair of patents—one to dynamically update prices online and another to recommend prices based on anticipated demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The fight percolated predictably from there, rising in intensity, until Jessica Tarlov—the liberal punching bag on Fox’s The Five—broke things up.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025
News of the possible sale had percolated since last year, as Starbucks’ business in China faltered.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
The amount of groundwater replenishment during the 2024 water year, while significant, was less than the 8.7 million acre-feet that percolated underground during the extremely wet 2023 water year, according to state estimates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
I could smell his coffee, and even though it didn’t smell as good as Mrs. Windermere’s—which she percolated before I came—it still smelled pretty good.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
