as in suffused
to spread throughout
the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house
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Recent Examples of pervaded
Uncertainty pervaded the potential visit, according to the person, with the region on edge over the war in Iran.
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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.
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Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
Though outlawed from competition, the technology pervaded the festival in every other way.
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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.
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James Manso,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
Oil slid as risk-averse sentiment pervaded global markets and investors digested fresh developments in US-Iran tensions that continue to cloud the supply outlook.
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Mia Gindis,
Bloomberg,
11 Feb. 2026
That concept caused many white people’s lives to be pervaded by both actual violence and the fear of it.
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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.
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Stephen Whyno,
Twin Cities,
17 Jan. 2026
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
Oil slid as risk-averse sentiment pervaded global markets and investors digested fresh developments in US-Iran tensions that continue to cloud the supply outlook.
—
Mia Gindis,
Bloomberg,
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervaded
Verb
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The standout is a grand, otherworldly picture, devoid of human and animal life but suffused with strange light, and the majesty and menace of colossal ice in moving water.
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The experiment might sound sentimental, but Chakraborty, the production’s secret weapon, maintains a scientific restraint, albeit one suffused with maternal anguish.
Verb
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Fans on the lawn cried out as each arrow penetrated his chest.
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Strong as a curly-haired blond is less convincing at first sight—but the fact that viewers are able to meticulously judge this portrayal speaks less to the film and more to the way in which Zuckerberg has penetrated the collective consciousness.
Verb
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Aside from Love Story, there isn’t another limited series this year that permeated the culture the way Adolescence or the first season of White Lotus did.
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An eye-watering, cough-inducing thick stench of burning plastic permeated Dodger Stadium on Sunday morning.
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“Pervaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervaded. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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