Thesaurus results for PERVADE

pervade

verb

pər-ˈvād

Definition of pervade

as in to suffuse

to spread throughout the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house

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Recent Examples of pervade It’s tempered by Kubrick’s love for cinema and knowledge of genre, which pervades every frame. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 Still, the image of Curry’s fierce Frank-N-Furter continues to pervade pop culture — even if that wasn’t his original intention. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The pervading myth goes that Henry was knowingly tricked into marrying Anne of Cleves by her falsely beguiling thirst trap of a portrait. — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026 As usual, that passion for both motorsport and motoring in general pervaded the show lawn, festooned with 218 cars from 14 different nations, all divided into nearly 30 classes. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pervade

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This is a book suffused with beauty, but climate emergency is its undercurrent.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
The spikes suffuse the air with a hard to describe but palpable dread.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of suffuse

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Advanced blue-green optical communications penetrate the water column to communicate with submerged submarines without requiring them to deploy compromise-prone antennas.

— Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
This radiation does not penetrate the living tissue like longer-wavelength UV radiation.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of penetrate

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And all of that is starting to permeate throughout the economy, showing up particularly in labor shortages and higher costs for building supplies across other industries.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Our editors were surprised to find that most of the apple ciders tasted very similar, with a hint of spice and a warm appley sweetness that permeated each sip.

— Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026

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