permeated

verb

Definition of permeatednext
past tense of permeate
as in suffused
to spread throughout the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house

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Recent Examples of permeated The show, which is available to stream now on Netflix, examines how artificial intelligence has permeated everyday life and how technology has changed the way people live in cities. — New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024 Building in faith Glen Money came of age as a pastor in a Georgia where the former president’s religious influence permeated Baptist life. — Danielle Dreilinger, The Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2024 In 2024, technologies to combat climate change soared above the clouds in electricity-generating kites, traveled the oceans sequestering carbon, and permeated the earth to power agritech in a new way. — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2024

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