all-pervasive

Definition of all-pervasivenext

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Recent Examples of all-pervasive 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-pervasive
Adjective
  • Maybe Minnesota will prove to be the state where our politicians worked the hardest, lost the most face, while trying to hold the now ubiquitous ideology of violent American capitalism at bay.
    Ed Bok Lee, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Life without a smartphone may seem unimaginable, but AI giants are planning to put the ubiquitous gadget on the scrapheap.
    Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • There's just a pervasive sense of loss, of lives torn asunder for no particular reason, and a cast highly adept at delivering these punches.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Food noise is described as persistent, pervasive, disruptive thoughts of food.
    Jessica Firger, SELF, 29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • According to the official readouts, Xi and Putin appeared to be projecting a strong united front, with Moscow calling bilateral relations an important stabilizing factor at a time of growing global turmoil.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Gold prices climbed after major central banks added to their reserves and investors rushed to buy the traditional safe-haven asset amid global political turmoil.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026

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“All-pervasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-pervasive. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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