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Recent Examples of pervade But amid the utter devastation of two years of war, a sense of gloom pervades. Saher Alghorra, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 The pathos of being a veep pervades Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir 107 Days. Book Marks october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025 Until very recently, people who have been pregnant or given birth kept the experience to themselves; a sense of secrecy or even shame pervaded the realities of welcoming a child. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025 From there, kabocha likely pervaded other parts of Asia through trade. Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pervade
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  • Smith suffuses the book with a kind of clinical detachment, even as the dread mounts with each page.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • His music, stuffed with live instrumentation and harmonic sophistication, is suffused with the sound and spirit of Sly Stone, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye, among many others.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • These small particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and can be a cause of conditions such as asthma and bronchitis, according to health officials.
    Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Lecter’s main power was his penetrating thinking and sustained intuiting.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Devices have permeated all aspects of sleep, Paruthi said.
    Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Cooperation to Reach Critical Mass A sense of togetherness permeated the entire two-day forum, with industry operators expressing pride over more cohesive initiatives.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Pervade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervade. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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