as in suffused
to spread throughout
the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house
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Recent Examples of pervaded
The feeling of pieces that have been worn for years, a manifestation of the secondhand market boom, also pervaded the predictions.
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James Manso, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
That concept caused many white people’s lives to be pervaded by both actual violence and the fear of it.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Changing the culture of losing that has pervaded the Meadowlands for the better part of the last decade is now on Harbaugh’s shoulders.
—Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2026
Concerns about car affordability have pervaded the market since the pandemic, when prices rose due to supply chain constraints.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
With each pot, cast iron skillet, and cooking utensil, Gilmore exemplified this longstanding tradition in Black life, negotiating her identity in America and resisting the ills of racial segregation that pervaded nearly every aspect of her community.
—Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Reference to lynchings pervaded the cases arising from the roundup.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Soul remakes of classic hip-hop songs have since pervaded social media.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Labor actions have swept through two of the busiest ports in Northern Europe, further compounding the congestion that has pervaded in the region throughout 2025.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
James Manso, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
That concept caused many white people’s lives to be pervaded by both actual violence and the fear of it.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Changing the culture of losing that has pervaded the Meadowlands for the better part of the last decade is now on Harbaugh’s shoulders.
—Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2026
Concerns about car affordability have pervaded the market since the pandemic, when prices rose due to supply chain constraints.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
With each pot, cast iron skillet, and cooking utensil, Gilmore exemplified this longstanding tradition in Black life, negotiating her identity in America and resisting the ills of racial segregation that pervaded nearly every aspect of her community.
—Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Reference to lynchings pervaded the cases arising from the roundup.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Soul remakes of classic hip-hop songs have since pervaded social media.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Labor actions have swept through two of the busiest ports in Northern Europe, further compounding the congestion that has pervaded in the region throughout 2025.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervaded
Verb
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For months, an uncanny sense of calm suffused the forest.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The whole show is suffused in bright, warm sunlight.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The singer was reportedly home at the time and no injuries were reported in the incident in which one round penetrated a wall of the mansion, leaving bullet holes in the gate of the home and in an RV parked in the driveway.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2026
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One of the bullets penetrated the walls of Rihanna’s house.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Business emblems have permeated pro sports—sewn onto jerseys, stamped onto equipment, digitally plastered behind players.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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That positivity permeated early in the season, when the Heat steamrolled to a 14-7 start, buoyed by the NBA’s most explosive offense.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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