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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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air
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Steam drifted upwards; the aroma of soup permeated the air .
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And the smell of excrement, used as fertilizer, permeated the air .
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Sunlight streamed into the church and through the stained glass windows, and a smell of grass and flowers permeated the air .
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The smell of people and food permeated the air .
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A great sense of relief and understanding permeates the air .
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Terror seemed to permeate the very air .
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He tried again, uncaring that the tramp was motionless by now, the stench of excrement already beginning to permeate the air .
aspect
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Money values permeate every aspect of our existence.
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The country was on the brink of war; uncertainty permeated every aspect of daily life.
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The names of certain prison governors whose personal positive qualities permeated every aspect of their prisons tend to be long remembered.
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The problem lies in ethical anomie, philosophical befuddlement and the hypocrisy that today permeates every aspect of our so-called civilized world.
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Their role as financial information providers is permeating all aspects of business.
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This creativity permeates every aspect of Homer's work.
life
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The faith had permeated their lives to such a degree that it became part of their identity.
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Such motivations cut across different media and remind us again of the extent to which media permeate our lives .
society
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Racism has permeated Western society , and Western psychiatry is no exception.
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Such sanctions permeated society and popped up even in the most unlikely places.
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To increase overall public security, the corruption permeating this society must be uprooted.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Soon the gas had permeated the entire area.
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The smell of smoke permeated the house.
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There is a culture of racism that permeates the entire organization.
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Toxic chemicals may permeate the soil, threatening the environment.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Many lively strains were present in that hybrid, and they permeated all religious practices.
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Money values permeate every aspect of our existence.
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Smoke from smouldering sandalwood permeated everything.
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Sunlight streamed into the church and through the stained glass windows, and a smell of grass and flowers permeated the air.
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The rain had finished, leaving in its wake a vast, permeating leakage, the river noise of runoff.
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There is evidence that the same trends have begun to permeate the private sector.
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Water is a primal element; it permeates everything, including us.