as in widespread
existing in every part of something; spreading to all parts of something
A pervasive smell filled the room. the pervasive nature of the problem
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Recent Examples of pervasive
Mary Eliza Mahoney, our nation’s first Black licensed nurse, overcame pervasive discrimination to build a robust clinical career and lead movements for inclusion that persist, necessarily, today.
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Patrick Smith, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
But a cult was growing around him, and in the past few decades his influence on new music has become pervasive.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The memes have become so pervasive that some people online have started making their own Agartha-like posts to mock white supremacists.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Near large mines, the prostitution of women and young girls was pervasive.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Smith, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
But a cult was growing around him, and in the past few decades his influence on new music has become pervasive.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The memes have become so pervasive that some people online have started making their own Agartha-like posts to mock white supremacists.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Near large mines, the prostitution of women and young girls was pervasive.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervasive
Adjective
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There will most likely be icy spots on the roads Wednesday morning, along with widespread areas of patchy freezing fog, which may cause some light ice accumulation.—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That summer, the NYAG’s general counsel finally found an objectionable line in one of Goldis’s blog posts, titled Free to Ban.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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The team announced Thursday night that Ian Cunningham, 40, who started his career as a personnel assistant with the Baltimore Ravens, is their new general manager.—
D. Orlando Ledbetter,
AJC.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Though the journalists were released within hours, the National Press Workers’ Union issued a poignant statement denouncing the fact that twenty-three of their members were still behind bars, and that censorship remained prevalent in Venezuela.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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International transfers are increasingly prevalent, and payment solutions are more accessible.—
Jason Phillips,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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These films often took familiar genres or plot structures but then told those stories through a distinctly Korean lens.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The memoir turns instead into a broad and essentially familiar discourse about ambition as a route out of challenging family circumstances; the pursuit of conventional success leading to alienation; the frequent clash between career and parenthood.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Harvesting seed nearby is a way to get plants that are genetically adapted to the prevailing environmental conditions and are more likely to thrive.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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In the northern United States, enjoying the starry winter sky requires protection against the prevailing low temperatures.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Pervasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervasive. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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