as in to suffuse
to spread throughout
the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house
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Recent Examples of pervade
Then the juice is cooked again, reducing it to a syrup, and its flowery, caramel-like smell pervades the camp.
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Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
The ongoing weakness in the dollar reflects the sense of uncertainty that has pervaded the economy in the last few months.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
But weather hasn’t been the only issue pervading Bangladeshi port operations.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025
Key Background Core inflation did not register at 3.9% or higher from 1993 to 2020, putting in perspective the continuously high inflation pervading the U.S. economy since the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
The ongoing weakness in the dollar reflects the sense of uncertainty that has pervaded the economy in the last few months.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
But weather hasn’t been the only issue pervading Bangladeshi port operations.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025
Key Background Core inflation did not register at 3.9% or higher from 1993 to 2020, putting in perspective the continuously high inflation pervading the U.S. economy since the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervade
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An international cult favorite, Lee is revered for the philosophical nerve that suffuses his rigorously inventive melodramas, which variously pick apart the complexities of Korean society.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement The answering note to its prevailing ironic treatment of Sir Walter is of course the melancholy and hint of regret that suffuse much of the novel’s tone.—
Brandon Taylor,
Time,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Larger particles create spaces for water to move through and oxygen to penetrate.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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The lightweight, noncomedogenic formula features a low dose of salicylic acid and lipo-hydroxy acids, which work together to penetrate breakouts, refine large pores, and increase skin cell turnover.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
6 Aug. 2025
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His observations are rooted in the Christian traditions that permeate the Black American south where he was raised.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
8 Aug. 2025
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The killing sparked months of protests in Louisville that fit into the broader racial justice movement that permeated the country in the wake of the 2020 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Pervade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervade. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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