pervaded

past tense of pervade

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pervaded As usual, that passion for both motorsport and motoring in general pervaded the show lawn, festooned with 218 cars from 14 different nations, all divided into nearly 30 classes. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026 And creature comforts pervaded—from the in-room Chromecast to the plush bed. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 Fear over airstrikes on Iran, which pervaded many conversations with locals during the war, has evaporated. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 Uncertainty pervaded the potential visit, according to the person, with the region on edge over the war in Iran. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 12 June 2026 And extra-institutional efforts to install public art, murals, and historical markers pervaded all fifty states. — Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Shakespeare’s genius is as evident in The Merchant of Venice, which is pervaded by anti-Semitism, as in his other work. — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026 Though outlawed from competition, the technology pervaded the festival in every other way. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026 The feeling of pieces that have been worn for years, a manifestation of the secondhand market boom, also pervaded the predictions. — James Manso, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervaded
Verb
  • This is a book suffused with beauty, but climate emergency is its undercurrent.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • After setting her wildly popular debut The Tiger's Wife in a Balkans suffused with myth and magic, the author turned in subsequent books to the Old West and a city redolent of New York.
    — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The urgency behind Warsaw’s push this month was underscored within hours of Nawrocki’s remarks in New York, when a Russian Mi-8 military helicopter briefly penetrated Polish airspace from Russia’s Kaliningrad region.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Foremost among these is Google, whose Chromebook laptops and Google Workspace for Education software have penetrated a super-majority of districts; Apple and Microsoft’s devices and classroom software hold a more modest share of the K-12 market.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For both job seekers and employers, AI has already permeated almost every step of the hiring process, from evaluating resumes to writing cover letters.
    — Sophie Caldwell Juhohn Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Delta flight, which was carrying 235 people, had safely made an emergency landing after a smoky smell permeated the cabin.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Pervaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervaded. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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