Thesaurus results for PERVADE

pervade

verb

pər-ˈvād

Definition of pervade

as in to suffuse

to spread throughout the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house

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Recent Examples of pervade 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. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2026 But Klug wasn’t sure any individual Democrat could outrun the negative perception that pervades a state where the party has floundered of late. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 24 June 2026 The rhapsodies about Willow, paired with the silence surrounding the difficult dogs, contribute to a sense of make-believe and avoidance that pervade Biden’s memoir. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 9 June 2026 And extra-institutional efforts to install public art, murals, and historical markers pervaded all fifty states. — Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pervade

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His brow is porcelain-smooth and suffused with light, his locks glossy and curled, his nose straight and regular.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
The seductive serenity of the Alps on a sunny day suffused the scene.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

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Education officials visited the company’s headquarters to see how the product worked and found that bullets did not penetrate the glass.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Israel has a long track record of targeting senior Iranian military officers and government officials and successfully penetrating the Iranian regime’s security.

— Natasha Lebedeva, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Definition of penetrate

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