as in to suffuse
to spread throughout
the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house
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This flawed logic pervades U.S. policy and tech circles, offering cover for a reckless race to the bottom as Washington rushes to outpace Beijing in AI development.
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Brian Tse, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Tension over the state House speaker’s race — one of the votes in which Democratic House members have significant leverage — also pervaded the event.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
In the late 1990s into 2000, longtime local corporate titans like Amoco, Ameritech, Quaker Oats and Waste Management were gobbled in the merger mania that pervaded.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
The light from the rhinestones and diamond jewelry pervaded the tub.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Brian Tse, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Tension over the state House speaker’s race — one of the votes in which Democratic House members have significant leverage — also pervaded the event.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
In the late 1990s into 2000, longtime local corporate titans like Amoco, Ameritech, Quaker Oats and Waste Management were gobbled in the merger mania that pervaded.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
The light from the rhinestones and diamond jewelry pervaded the tub.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervade
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His narration is a constant pleasure — mournful, wry, and suffused with a world-weary poetry.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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Does that ideal suffuse your work?—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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With an operational range between 1,800 (1,100) and 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles), the DF-17 is designed to penetrate missile defenses through unpredictable maneuvers at Mach 5 to Mach 10 speeds.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Outside of Hulu’s recent hit King of the Hill revival, Daniels’ work in the streaming era, with shows like Upload and Space Force, has been creatively uneven, while also failing to penetrate the zeitgeist in the way his earlier series did.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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This ruthless cartel is intent on cashing in, permeating our communities with their poison, with no regard to human suffering.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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There are so many more, and the latest filmmaker to make her mark with this kind of structure is Alice Winocour, who has brought together three very different women to the annual Paris Fashion Week, exploring themes of people uniting to repair and resolve issues permeating their lives.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Pervade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervade. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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