as in to suffuse
to spread throughout
the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house
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Recent Examples of pervade
Service is precise yet friendly and an authenticity pervades.
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Ann Abel, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
All that was needed was for temperatures between 250 and 350 kelvins (–23 and 77 degrees Celsius) to prevail within some of the gas clouds that pervaded the early universe.
—Conor Feehly, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, a lack of long-term vision for societal success pervades our present political policies.
—Big Think, 27 Feb. 2025
Strengthening our security also depends on addressing the subversive DEI ideology that has undermined our national unity and pervaded our culture.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
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Ann Abel, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
All that was needed was for temperatures between 250 and 350 kelvins (–23 and 77 degrees Celsius) to prevail within some of the gas clouds that pervaded the early universe.
—Conor Feehly, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, a lack of long-term vision for societal success pervades our present political policies.
—Big Think, 27 Feb. 2025
Strengthening our security also depends on addressing the subversive DEI ideology that has undermined our national unity and pervaded our culture.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervade
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Today, jazz suffuses the city so completely that the genre is embedded in funeral traditions here, as brass bands often accompany mourners from the church to the cemetery in a celebratory display.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
21 Mar. 2025
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The rhythmic and narrative thrust of Khan’s Kathak suffuses everything.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Since most boar spears had cross-guard features near the spearhead, this was often used to trigger the gun once the spear had penetrated the prey.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2025
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Not so much playing laterally, two-gapping or even penetrating in gaps.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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But in his 20 years coming back to this tournament, Rose’s chances to go on and convert for a win haven’t had an energy quite like the one that permeated the property Thursday afternoon.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The leaves of others on the list, such as creeping thyme and creeping rosemary, are infused with a scent that permeates the garden over the entire season.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Pervade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervade. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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