- present participle of permeate.
permeating
Example Sentences
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Taylor Clemons’ cinematography is excellent, all slow creeping shots and shadows permeating even the daytime scenes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
There is a reflexive conspiratorial vibe permeating the culture.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Singh was born in 1987 in Jiagang, a small town in West Bengal state, into a household where music was not an aspiration but a daily practice, permeating every aspect of life.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
In a post on X, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan called it “a key milestone for permeating the U.S. financial system.”
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
The ceiling weighs ten trillion tons; it gives off a permeating cold; it drives his nose into the floor.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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