Synonyms for sink in
sink in

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1. click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into placeverb

   become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

   "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"

   Synonyms:
   pass over, put over, get over, flick, wrap up, come through, percolate, contact, pervade, cut across, infiltrate, bottom, snap, finish up, tick, reach, interpenetrate, permeate, get hold of, finish off, polish off, penetrate, cut through, mop up, fall into place, cluck, filter, come home, while away, perforate, traverse, dawn, click, diffuse, clear up, cover, cross, riddle, get across, fathom, chatter, imbue, get through, track, clack

2. percolate, sink in, permeate, filterverb

   pass through

   "Water permeates sand easily"

   Synonyms:
   click, separate out, penetrate, perk up, dawn, leach, dribble, permeate, get through, diffuse, strain, gain vigor, come home, filter, perk, imbue, percolate, filtrate, pervade, riddle, pick up, get across, fall into place, filter out, interpenetrate, trickle

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1. Sports Illustrated:

   I couldn’t believe it, things didn’t become real until the announcement… the moment the word [was] out, all of it just started to sink in… it’s pretty surreal.

2. White House spokesman Eric Schultz:

   This is not the first time that Republicans have come out with a lot of bluster, only to have reality ultimately sink in, at each pass, they took a hard line. They tried to play politics. But ultimately, they were not able to back up their threats.

3. Suni Lee:

   There was a point in time where I wanted to quit and I just didn't think I would ever get here, so there's definitely a lot of emotions. But I'm super proud of Suni Lee for sticking with it and believing in Suni Lee because this medal would not be possible without my coaches, the medical team, Yeev Thoj. It's just so surreal, and I haven't even let it sink in yet.

4. Clara Pitts:

   I hadn’t heard anything about a shortage, i didn’t really take it seriously at first until later that week – maybe three or four days later – when I started to hear news about the shortage, and it really started to sink in.

5. Tom Brady:

   It probably won't sink in for a very, very long time, i'm just so blessed to play with the best teammates through the years from our'01 team and all the way through now. I love all those guys. That's what makes this special, man. It's a brotherhood. All these relationship are so important in my life, and I can't cherish it enough. It's going to be a celebration tonight.