as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water percolating through the coffee filter
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Recent Examples of percolate
Photo: Getty Images Lipa’s winter wardrobe has been percolating with strong outwear and accessories—a bold snakeskin coat by Jil Sander, a plushy puffer jacket and a heavily charmed Hermès Birkin.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
So far, higher coffee prices on commodity markets haven’t fully percolated into consumers’ mugs.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
While some of this water will percolate into the basin’s ground, for farmers upstream, this water for them has been wasted.
—Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
How long had the sketch idea been percolating before there was a meaningful effort to get it onto the show?
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
So far, higher coffee prices on commodity markets haven’t fully percolated into consumers’ mugs.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
While some of this water will percolate into the basin’s ground, for farmers upstream, this water for them has been wasted.
—Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
How long had the sketch idea been percolating before there was a meaningful effort to get it onto the show?
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolate
Verb
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The euphoria courses through my body as the blood drips down my legs.—
Andy Collinson,
Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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Each of these works has a crenulated indentation and a line descending it (or drip as the case may be).—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Even in the dead of night, a good amount of light seeps in from the street.—
Christine Yu,
Outside Online,
17 Mar. 2025
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Something seeped in when her sense of accomplishment diminished.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Conversation flowed into dinner, where the crowd discovered another accessory waiting for them: a luggage tag, ready for the next trip.—
Kristen Tauer,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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In traditional mentorship, knowledge typically flows one way—senior leaders guiding younger employees.—
Maha Abouelenein,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Notice his stance, feet spread wider than shoulder width apart, oozing confidence.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Draper, oozing charm and confidence in his expensive suit, is the quintessential ad man—a modern-day David Ogilvy, whose book Confessions of an Advertising Man once defined the industry.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In reality, some people may get creeped out by a random stranger gawking and exuding serial killer vibes.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
4 Mar. 2025
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The designer radiated the same white-hot charisma that his creations exude on the runway.—
Ian Malone,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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Once, at a wedding Rose officiated, Kale wept and waved his arms up and down — though the bride and groom had never met him before — while the crowd of Oregon locals looked at one another in confusion.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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But in a confessional, Stacey weeps while sympathizing with her heartbroken friend.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For the most part, the show is composed of zany humor that bleeds into comic songs with witty internal rhymes (the songs of Tim Minchin are a helpful comparative).—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Subdural hemorrhage: Also called subdural hematoma, a subdural hemorrhage is caused by a head injury, which causes bleeding to occur in the area between the skull and the brain.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Percolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolate. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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