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
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In this view, consciousness was already there before brains existed, like an all-pervasive ether.
—Dan Falk, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2023
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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
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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First Known Use
1808, in the meaning defined above
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