suffused

verb

past tense of suffuse
1
as in imbued
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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2
as in penetrated
to spread throughout a living room suffused with warm sunlight

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Recent Examples of suffused After setting her wildly popular debut The Tiger's Wife in a Balkans suffused with myth and magic, the author turned in subsequent books to the Old West and a city redolent of New York. — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026 The threat is still there, suffused into the air like a memory, but for a time the choice between love and survival no longer feels mutually exclusive to Nino and Yasmina. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 Good binoculars will reveal a score of stars in this little group, while long-exposure observatory photographs show about 1000 in the area — all suffused in great clouds and streamers of nebulous light. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 July 2026 Lyrically, these 10 songs are suffused with a bittersweet feeling of nostalgia for early adulthood, as heard on the album’s title track. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026 His brow is porcelain-smooth and suffused with light, his locks glossy and curled, his nose straight and regular. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 The seductive serenity of the Alps on a sunny day suffused the scene. — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 The standout is a grand, otherworldly picture, devoid of human and animal life but suffused with strange light, and the majesty and menace of colossal ice in moving water. — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026 The experiment might sound sentimental, but Chakraborty, the production’s secret weapon, maintains a scientific restraint, albeit one suffused with maternal anguish. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffused
  1. imbued
  2. penetrated
  3. infused
  4. pervaded
  5. steeped
  6. permeated
  7. filled
  8. flooded
Verb
  • The music was imbued with grace and dignity in both its most introspective and uplifting moments.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Filled with '90s nostalgia and amulets lifted straight from the original film, this collection spans necklaces, charms, rings, earrings and more, all imbued with the spirit of the Owens sisters' supernatural beauty and charisma.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of imbued
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  • The leaf canopy was so dense that at times only a half-light, a sort of dusky murk, penetrated to the forest floor where the hounds ran.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The children are dismembered and penetrated, flayed alive, disemboweled, and their intestines set alight.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of penetrated
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  • Crafted in Japan, Fluid Flex Foundation Technology is a polymer blend, infused with color-true longwear pigments that resist oxidation, while starfruit extract helps oil and shine control.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The New York bar quickly became a hot spot known for its creative cocktails, particularly those infused with rum.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of infused
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  • As usual, that passion for both motorsport and motoring in general pervaded the show lawn, festooned with 218 cars from 14 different nations, all divided into nearly 30 classes.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And creature comforts pervaded—from the in-room Chromecast to the plush bed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Definition of pervaded
Verb
  • Thoroughly wash strawberry leaves before enjoying them plain, tossed into smoothies or sauces, or steeped to make a tea.
    — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 18 Aug. 2026
  • An album steeped so deeply in her roots was the perfect introduction for her new audience.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of steeped
Verb
  • My work is more permeated by philosophical and spiritual questions.
    — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026
  • At first, the smell permeated the bedrooms, bringing with it sleepless nights.
    — Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of permeated
Verb
  • Following the events of 1989, mourners would converge on the same day every year in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district, to attend a vigil that filled multiple soccer pitches in the neighborhood’s Victoria Park with candlelight.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Here, they’re filled with crab and served as a starter, or with goat's milk ice cream and local honey for dessert.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of filled
Verb
  • As men, women and children flooded across the border between Morocco and Spain, into the autonomous city of Ceuta at the end of July, European populists and anti-immigrant politicians capitalized on the shocking images of human desperation.
    — Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • And now, since Panettiere's death, fans have again flooded Neutrogena's social media.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of flooded

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