all-pervasive
adjective
all-per·va·sive
ˈȯl-pər-ˈvā-siv 
-ziv
: spread throughout and affecting all parts of something
Still, he believes fear of lawsuits is all-pervasive in medicine and drives up health care costs.—
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all-pervasiveness
noun
Examples of all-pervasive in a Sentence
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Every member of the dominant culture is part of an all-pervasive racist tapestry that is woven into every aspect of American life.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2025
The paradigm that the Pixel introduced was now all-pervasive.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Maybe, but Yellowstone is too valuable, and too all-pervasive, to end.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
There is no person, no moment, no experience, devoid of the all-pervasive oneness of the Ribbono shel Olam.
—Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Inside the church the light filters through large tinted windows reflecting on a mirror in the center of the room, creating an all-pervasive golden hue.
—Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
In this view, consciousness was already there before brains existed, like an all-pervasive ether.
—Dan Falk, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2023
Get ready to savor the all-pervasive sense of wellbeing that using Medterra CBD oil produces.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
Enterprises must relay that digitization and automation are enablers and not all-pervasive, all-seeing entities institutionalized to compensate for the lack of in-person supervision.
—Lakshmi Raj, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2023
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Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2025
The paradigm that the Pixel introduced was now all-pervasive.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Maybe, but Yellowstone is too valuable, and too all-pervasive, to end.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
There is no person, no moment, no experience, devoid of the all-pervasive oneness of the Ribbono shel Olam.
—Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Inside the church the light filters through large tinted windows reflecting on a mirror in the center of the room, creating an all-pervasive golden hue.
—Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
In this view, consciousness was already there before brains existed, like an all-pervasive ether.
—Dan Falk, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2023
Get ready to savor the all-pervasive sense of wellbeing that using Medterra CBD oil produces.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
Enterprises must relay that digitization and automation are enablers and not all-pervasive, all-seeing entities institutionalized to compensate for the lack of in-person supervision.
—Lakshmi Raj, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2023
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“All-pervasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-pervasive. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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