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suffuse

[suh-fyooz] / səˈfjuz /


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My guess: The benefits of AI for human decision-making will rapidly suffuse society, while the agent revolution—AIs free to act on their own—will be a lot slower in coming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Nonsurgical options like dermal fillers or fat grafting can suffuse depressions to create a more centered appearance.

From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026

For every kilogram of matter that we can see -- from the computer on your desk to distant stars and galaxies -- there are 5 kilograms of invisible matter that suffuse our surroundings.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024

Baumbach runs with their children’s antic energy and lets it suffuse other parts of his film, animating even the story’s more difficult third part with humor and affection that reflect the book’s tone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2022

Ethos will suffuse all that follows, logos and pathos alike.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Ms. Brown’s Erica tries to mediate the tension that suffuses the house, while Mr. Braithwaite’s Leni has a cool humor that also helps ease the fraught dynamic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

The potent melancholy that suffuses the song, and much of the album, tells you about how well that went.

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

Among its gleanings, the poll found that the American dream is alive and well, at least among those who came from abroad, despite the sour mood that suffuses much of the country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

As the chicken roasts, the paste blends with the rendered fat from the skin and suffuses the meat with rich, complex flavors.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2023

Your Atman will fly from the web of human desire and join the collective consciousness—the infinite soul that suffuses the universe, at once everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

It’s an airy scene, suffused with mystery and light.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The experiment might sound sentimental, but Chakraborty, the production’s secret weapon, maintains a scientific restraint, albeit one suffused with maternal anguish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

It flew in the face of the mantra of the “quiet professional” that suffused military culture, a kind of sober maturity that was critical to judicious use of deadly force.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026

The pommel-horse shape is accented with pencil-thin metallic piping and soft, suffused light pools in the hollows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

Nhamo would watch for a while, suffused with happiness.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Shalit became a popular fixture in American households from the 1970s through to his retirement in 2010, stylistically standing out with his thick-framed spectacles, polkadot bowties and frizzed hair, suffusing his segments with pun-filled wordplay.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

As you chew, the cardamom bits send out little bolts of flavor, suffusing the cake with a lovely scent of spice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

It is best eaten in a large bowl, the sauce suffusing each nook and cranny of the chicken and noodles.

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2021

To those without a personal connection to depression, suffusing a film about the subject with color and sunlight could seem incongruous.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2021

A group of more interest appeared near the hearth, sitting still amidst the rosy peace and warmth suffusing it.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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