as in to suffuse
to spread throughout
the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house
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Instead, Palestinians and anti-occupation activists describe a culture of impunity that pervades the Israeli settler community, with Israeli soldiers at times standing by as settlers intimidate, harass and even attack Palestinians.
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
This image is a metaphor for the way imperial colonial power pervades every inch of American democracy.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Mitchell Arens’ cinematography simulates a fugue-like state that mirrors the vortex of grief that pervades through this heartrending film.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Concern about unreliable gas suppliers pervades Europe, for example.
—Justin Worland, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
This image is a metaphor for the way imperial colonial power pervades every inch of American democracy.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Mitchell Arens’ cinematography simulates a fugue-like state that mirrors the vortex of grief that pervades through this heartrending film.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Concern about unreliable gas suppliers pervades Europe, for example.
—Justin Worland, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervade
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The galleries were suffused with the tang of iron and old cum.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 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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That men like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are entrusted with businesses of tectonic influence can be difficult to understand, but their cults of personality have been able to survive scrutiny, perhaps because the money itself is too imposing a firewall for their own stupidity to penetrate.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
19 Apr. 2026
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The furry white marsupials, which waddle back into remote areas — places where humans would not otherwise set foot — are almost like spies penetrating the secret lives of pythons.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 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 21 Apr. 2026.
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