as in to suffuse
to spread throughout
the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house
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Recent Examples of pervade
Maybe her most important one is the raw sentimentality that pervades even seemingly vapid moments.
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E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
And that's a theme that pervades this entire case.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
That pervades everything and that’s still there.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Their season is very much not effectively over, even if that narrative risks pervading the wider psyche.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
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E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
And that's a theme that pervades this entire case.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
That pervades everything and that’s still there.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Their season is very much not effectively over, even if that narrative risks pervading the wider psyche.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervade
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And, come evening, the ocean’s surface is suffused with gold as the sun dips beyond the horizon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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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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The standard method for identifying when an SPE occurred is measuring carbon-14, produced when high-energy photos penetrate the Earth’s magnetic field (usually near the poles) and collide with gases in the atmosphere.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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At least 19 drones penetrated Polish airspace in that instance, according to Warsaw.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Affordability permeated every topic, as candidates offered their solutions to the high costs Californians reckon with daily.—
Anne Bryson,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Western traditions permeate all of Wyoming, all year long.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Pervade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervade. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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