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as in to infuse
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
she was suffused with an overwhelming feeling of liberation as her horse broke into a gallop
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as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
a living room suffused with warm sunlight
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Recent Examples of suffuse
The Federalist Papers, the 85 essays written to persuade voters to support ratification, were suffused with this optimism.
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Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Girls trying to learn to negotiate the world, repressive institutions in cavernous spaces and obscurely malevolent authority figures, all suffused in an atmosphere of menace, are her recurring motifs.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
They are also suffused with a subtle but withering social satire.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
But there’s a tender vulnerability to his characters, and the daffy empathy that suffuses the writing is unique to Arbery.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
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Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Girls trying to learn to negotiate the world, repressive institutions in cavernous spaces and obscurely malevolent authority figures, all suffused in an atmosphere of menace, are her recurring motifs.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
They are also suffused with a subtle but withering social satire.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
But there’s a tender vulnerability to his characters, and the daffy empathy that suffuses the writing is unique to Arbery.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffuse
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Yet his exquisite visual compositions (of lonely bedrooms, concrete piers, and nocturnal courtyards) infuse even the film’s racy images with a somber sense of longing and introspection, finding beauty and humanity in the midst of the macabre.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Or try this Southwest Texas ceramic planter, $15.99 at Walmart, for a chance to infuse more color into your room.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The therapy uses a combination of lasers and light treatments to penetrate the skin based on the severity of the acne.—
Susan Bard,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Atlantic has managed to uniquely penetrate the social zeitgeist with just plain journalism, which is rare.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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Where the Season 2 finale imbued its important action scenes with a modicum of whimsy, last night’s episode presented little by way of humor, stylistic finesse, or emotional release.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2025
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Through years in medical school and residency training physicians are imbued in the scientific method.—
Primary care physicians,
Hartford Courant,
6 Apr. 2025
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That image is a little haunting today, given the city’s recent wildfire carnage, but that emergent feeling adds to the haunted mood pervading The Studio.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2025
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Strengthening our security also depends on addressing the subversive DEI ideology that has undermined our national unity and pervaded our culture.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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To meet demand, the studio has opened a 270-degree virtual production stage in Tokyo and is investing an additional $240M (JPY36BN) in renovating its studios, as well as improving its VFX, AI, digital humans and other tech capabilities.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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There are ready-to-use solutions available, which means that a brand will not have to invest time and money in development from scratch.—
Roman Vrublivskyi,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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With both wrestlers imminently departing the company, a palpable lack of enthusiasm permeated the match, resulting in a sluggish, uninspired affair.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Anantara's approach to wellness is characterized by a deep understanding that wellness extends far beyond the treatment room, permeating every aspect of a guest’s stay, from the quality of their sleep to the potential for personalized nutrition and engage in wellness activities.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Start cuing up some Matlock reruns to fill all that dead airtime because the Sole Survivor has already been crowned.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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While the season is often filled with soft pastels (hi, lavender milk nails) and shimmery nudes, some celebs have decided to go in a different direction this season.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Image Clooney tried to inculcate his father’s values.—
Thea Traff,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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This approach, driven by the following strategies, can help inculcate a culture of innovation and transform teams into innovation champions.—
Sivakumar Ramakrishnan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Suffuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffuse. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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