permeation
noun
per·me·ation
ˌpər-mē-ˈā-shən 
1
: the quality or state of being permeated
2
: the action or process of permeating
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Over the next 10 or 20 years, this film’s reputation will likely change along with the permeation of hero movies to come.
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Its near-universal permeation of the labor economy means that more businesses than ever before can access the benefits of outsourcing.
—Vidya Plainfield, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
In one instance, the permeation of real and carnivalesque, true and false, amateur and professional in Avignon reduced me to rubble.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
This enables multifunctional micro-optical devices combining the gas uptake and permeation ability of MOFs with the optical functionality of glass.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 27 June 2024
The National Book Award winner’s passionate reporting on the permeation of racist ideas throughout American history riled up conservative proponents, leading to three of Kendi’s tomes being banned in six school districts across multiple states.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2023
The Beatles were trailblazers in many ways, but perhaps chiefly because they weren’t diminished by mass appeal pop permeation — unlike their immediate predecessor Elvis, for whom disposable trinkets and movies signaled a downward spiral.
—Jamie Bryan, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
The second route, called permeation, involves pollutants such as gasoline that can seep from groundwater or soils through the walls of plastic pipes, which has been noted in reports by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Water Research Foundation (formerly the Awwa Research Foundation).
—Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2022
Experts warn against doomsday predictions, however, some predict that the permeation of A.I. will more likely shift how work is done and create new jobs altogether rather than put people out of work.
—Fortune, 2 Mar. 2023
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Its near-universal permeation of the labor economy means that more businesses than ever before can access the benefits of outsourcing.
—Vidya Plainfield, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
In one instance, the permeation of real and carnivalesque, true and false, amateur and professional in Avignon reduced me to rubble.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
This enables multifunctional micro-optical devices combining the gas uptake and permeation ability of MOFs with the optical functionality of glass.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 27 June 2024
The National Book Award winner’s passionate reporting on the permeation of racist ideas throughout American history riled up conservative proponents, leading to three of Kendi’s tomes being banned in six school districts across multiple states.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2023
The Beatles were trailblazers in many ways, but perhaps chiefly because they weren’t diminished by mass appeal pop permeation — unlike their immediate predecessor Elvis, for whom disposable trinkets and movies signaled a downward spiral.
—Jamie Bryan, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
The second route, called permeation, involves pollutants such as gasoline that can seep from groundwater or soils through the walls of plastic pipes, which has been noted in reports by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Water Research Foundation (formerly the Awwa Research Foundation).
—Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2022
Experts warn against doomsday predictions, however, some predict that the permeation of A.I. will more likely shift how work is done and create new jobs altogether rather than put people out of work.
—Fortune, 2 Mar. 2023
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“Permeation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permeation. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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permeation
noun
per·me·ation
ˌpər-mē-ˈā-shən
1
: the quality or state of being permeated
2
: the action or process of permeating
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