as in suffusing
to spread throughout
the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house
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Recent Examples of pervading
None of these readings are so emphatic as to render the others immaterial, and the pervading ambivalence paired with a steady but creeping pace could turn off viewers who just want a good mystery to solve.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
The sweetness of the Deborah-Ava relationship eventually became a nice blanket in which Hacks swaddled its viewers, its cozy intent pervading not just the narrative but just about every other aspect of the show.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
The lead up to this anniversary has happened alongside this looming, all-pervading sense that a revolution — both political and moral — is mounting.
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Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
13 May 2026
But the office’s pervading atmosphere of hard work and quiet focus felt uncannily similar to its big-screen analog.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Their season is very much not effectively over, even if that narrative risks pervading the wider psyche.
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Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2026
How much is the question of mass appeal, or tentpole culture, pervading publishing at the moment?
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Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
Man, if the vibe of the late Sixties and the early Seventies was the pervading spirit of the day, then let peace and love win!
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Jay Glennie,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
Kirk's death also comes at a time when free speech issues are pervading college campuses around the country and prompting fierce debate among school leaders about how best to respond.
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Brieanna J. Frank,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
The sweetness of the Deborah-Ava relationship eventually became a nice blanket in which Hacks swaddled its viewers, its cozy intent pervading not just the narrative but just about every other aspect of the show.
—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
The lead up to this anniversary has happened alongside this looming, all-pervading sense that a revolution — both political and moral — is mounting.
—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
13 May 2026
But the office’s pervading atmosphere of hard work and quiet focus felt uncannily similar to its big-screen analog.
—
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 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
How much is the question of mass appeal, or tentpole culture, pervading publishing at the moment?
—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
Man, if the vibe of the late Sixties and the early Seventies was the pervading spirit of the day, then let peace and love win!
—
Jay Glennie,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
Kirk's death also comes at a time when free speech issues are pervading college campuses around the country and prompting fierce debate among school leaders about how best to respond.
—
Brieanna J. Frank,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervading
Verb
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After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods.
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And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.
Verb
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Neusch was acutely aware of nerve-equivalent impulses reporting the beam penetrating the light armor, searing the bio-andy’s hip and thigh.
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On Tuesday, the Sheriff’s Office began using ground-penetrating radar to search the soil at Miranda’s Rescue in Fortuna for carcasses.
Verb
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That was a question permeating through the large Argentinian crowd until Messi finally came through in the 39th minute.
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Those who were with him in his final hour felt the positivity permeating from the once fearsome edge rusher.
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“Pervading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervading. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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