osmosis

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Spending a little time in a grocery store checkout line is all it takes to absorb the highlights of “The Real Housewives” or “Love Island” by osmosis.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

It's via this osmosis that the family are hoping the child will pick up the British traits they wish instil.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

People saw Manning not as a player with three collegiate starts to his name, but one who’d absorbed the expertise of uncles Peyton and Eli via osmosis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

To Sosa, Subsuelo Sundays are often an education by osmosis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

It was an unfortunate way to start the day, since sometimes one inmate’s hostility seemed to spread, through a form of osmosis, to those who hadn’t even witnessed any altercation.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover