pervaded

verb

past tense of pervade
as in suffused
to spread throughout the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house

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Recent Examples of pervaded That concept caused many white people’s lives to be pervaded by both actual violence and the fear of it. — Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026 Changing the culture of losing that has pervaded the Meadowlands for the better part of the last decade is now on Harbaugh’s shoulders. — Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2026 The feeling of pieces that have been worn for years, a manifestation of the secondhand market boom, also pervaded the predictions. — James Manso, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026 Uncertainty pervaded the potential visit, according to the person, with the region on edge over the war in Iran. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 12 June 2026 Shakespeare’s genius is as evident in The Merchant of Venice, which is pervaded by anti-Semitism, as in his other work. — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026 Though outlawed from competition, the technology pervaded the festival in every other way. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026 And extra-institutional efforts to install public art, murals, and historical markers pervaded all fifty states. — Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Oil slid as risk-averse sentiment pervaded global markets and investors digested fresh developments in US-Iran tensions that continue to cloud the supply outlook. — Mia Gindis, Bloomberg, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervaded
  1. suffused
  2. penetrated
  3. permeated
Verb
  • 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
Definition of suffused
Verb
  • While most of that warming occurs near the surface, measurements show heat has also penetrated to depths of roughly 3,000 meters over recent decades.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Ivory Coast has penetrated the box a bit more, but both sides have just one shot and zero on target.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
Definition of penetrated
Verb
  • Advertisement The captain’s drive has permeated to the entire team.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 1 July 2026
  • Aside from Love Story, there isn’t another limited series this year that permeated the culture the way Adolescence or the first season of White Lotus did.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
Definition of permeated

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