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
There are ideas percolating to bring it to life in a physical space in the future, as well as immersive experiences and pop-ups.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Tilman is currently percolating The Prince of New York, based on the New York Times article and bestselling book My Name isTani.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Confidence boost This mood isn’t just percolating in the halls of power.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Rumors percolated, eventually snowballing into panic in Paris, claiming Lalande had declared that a comet would definitely strike Earth within a fortnight.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 7 Mar. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Tilman is currently percolating The Prince of New York, based on the New York Times article and bestselling book My Name isTani.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Confidence boost This mood isn’t just percolating in the halls of power.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Rumors percolated, eventually snowballing into panic in Paris, claiming Lalande had declared that a comet would definitely strike Earth within a fortnight.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolate
Verb
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Those morning drip coffees and lattes are going to cost more.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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The team's modeling showed that the craton dripped when the Farallon Plate was present in the mantle; when the plate was removed from the calculations, the dripping stopped.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Some of those holes were quite small, about the size of a piece of paper, but water could nonetheless seep in and eventually flood the compartments.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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No one teaches them how to run the weatherproofing paper over the metal flashing to prevent water from seeping into a gable’s frame.—
Marcela Valdes,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The rich sat on deck while the poor were squeezed in the hold below, with no place to relieve themselves, so excrement, vomit, and other wastes flowed down into the lower areas.—
Lauren Vuong,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The liquor flows so freely that the rest room nearly becomes a vomitorium.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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In one spot, white sweetener oozed from a pipe and formed a pile like a stalagmite on top of a tank used for blending, the employee said.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
4 Apr. 2025
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While Three Waters is concentrated on families, its new neighboring property, The Cove, is an adult-centric hotel that oozes tropical peacefulness and caters to couples, solo travelers and friend groups.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Many brands showcased full gold cases and bracelets that exuded confidence and old-world glamour.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The interiors, led by the renowned Champalimaud Design, exude a quiet sophistication.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As the Huskies wept and danced and held each other on the court Sunday, Ducharme kept imagining how much Zittoun would have loved being part of the celebration.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
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Victoria The triumphant expression on her face as Piper weeps at breakfast: just sensational.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Symptoms of the condition can include shortness of breath, a sudden drop in blood pressure, an abnormal heart rate, and bleeding from the uterus, C-section, or IV sites.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
8 Apr. 2025
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His time at Ralph Lauren bleeds into the exquisite construction of the pieces Chavarria designs presently.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Percolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolate. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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