pervades

present tense third-person singular of pervade

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Recent Examples of pervades There is certainly a layer of ick that pervades this often gleeful depiction of the 1989 murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez by their sons, Lyle and Erik, and the media circus that followed. Joe Reid, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2025 Job insecurity pervades the industry, with 87% of workers describing their employment as unstable. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervades
Verb
  • An international cult favorite, Lee is revered for the philosophical nerve that suffuses his rigorously inventive melodramas, which variously pick apart the complexities of Korean society.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Here, the treatment remains topical and penetrates the skin via ultrasound.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • After sauce has cooked, submerge meatballs and cook on high for 1 hour to ensure that the meatballs are cooked through and the sauce penetrates every crevice of the hearty meat dish.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But after doing trainings across racial and ethnic lines, religious groups, and different regions of the state, Stein came to understand that stigma permeates every group, albeit at different intensities.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The state of alienation that permeates and infuses Camus’ prose is the missing ingredient here and, without it, Meursault cuts a very different figure — less adrift in ennui and more intentionally nihilistic.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Pervades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervades. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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