as in to suffuse
to spread throughout
the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house
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Mitchell Arens’ cinematography simulates a fugue-like state that mirrors the vortex of grief that pervades through this heartrending film.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Concern about unreliable gas suppliers pervades Europe, for example.
—Justin Worland, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
And for years, researchers have documented the gender bias that pervades the field of economics.
—Yana Van Der Meulen Rodgers, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
The 4chan logic that turned even the most hideous news and ideas into empty entertainment pervades everything on the internet now—more proof that lol, nothing matters.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Concern about unreliable gas suppliers pervades Europe, for example.
—Justin Worland, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
And for years, researchers have documented the gender bias that pervades the field of economics.
—Yana Van Der Meulen Rodgers, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
The 4chan logic that turned even the most hideous news and ideas into empty entertainment pervades everything on the internet now—more proof that lol, nothing matters.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
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It’s known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB, and is made up of the light that was released when the hot, dense plasma that suffused the early universe cooled enough to form hydrogen atoms.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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The soft natural light suffuses the red clay brick room, centered around long communal tables, introducing an intimate ease that invites you to linger.—
Anais Martinez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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But plenty of publicly available information -- including video footage and photographs of the attacks -- indicate that a significant number of Ukrainian drones do penetrate Russian air defenses and impact at sensitive military and industrial sites.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Once the appliance beeps, let the bowl sit for a minute or two before opening the door to allow the steam to fully penetrate the buildup.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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It's accessed via its porch area and trifold doors that really open it up to the outside, while its many windows ensure lots of natural light permeates within.—
Adam Williams
April 08,
New Atlas,
8 Apr. 2026
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That reflects an unserious passivity that permeates every level of the Sky organization.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Pervade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervade. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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