percolates
- present tense form of percolate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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"It's very much a wait to see how the removal of the tariffs percolates through the supply chain," he added.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
“Liberation” percolates with lively humor, as when Lizzie introduces herself as a journalist who writes “obituaries and weddings—which in a way are the same thing.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2025
This happens because carbon dioxide from the air dissolves in rainwater to form carbonic acid - this then percolates through the rock and reacts with it, causing it to dissolve.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025
It all percolates in the shadowy urban allure of Paul Guilhaume’s cinematography, especially as it plays across its leading ladies’ faces, turning skin into a mood palette, burnishing all the musical interludes.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024
My heart percolates and my hands begin to sweat.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
