pervades

verb

present tense third-person singular of pervade
as in suffuses
to spread throughout the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house

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Recent Examples of pervades As the new technology pervades the campaign trail ahead of a crucial midterm election, Ridout warned the consequences of AI ads go beyond just individual elections and have the potential to shape the very psychology of elections more broadly. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 In fact, a throwback to traditional Chinese spirituality and Western New Age practices pervades much of the town. — Afra Wang, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026 It’s tempered by Kubrick’s love for cinema and knowledge of genre, which pervades every frame. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 This attitude pervades the report’s approach to AI, which largely buys into the biggest hype imaginable. — ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 For all the ways politics pervades modern life, political deep-dives on television are actually rare, reduced to the occasional documentary or longform cable news piece. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 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 That was a decade ago; now that so many more cousins have married non-Amish partners, English pervades most family spaces and occasions. — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026 Yet, the sense of cognitive dissonance that pervades this space can feel blindingly hypocritical. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervades
  1. suffuses
  2. penetrates
  3. permeates
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  • Nacer is quite good at variations of patriarchal obliviousness, and Pebdani suffuses her women with streaks of guilt.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But the latter’s crisply executed harmonies are but one of multiple examples of what splendid singing suffuses this production.
    — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
Definition of suffuses
Verb
  • What matters is whether AI penetrates core operations and redesigns workflows (depth), and whether that transformation extends beyond superstar firms into the vast sectors that dominate employment and GDP (breadth).
    — Ming Lu, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Leather Honey penetrates deep to protect new leather and rejuvenate dry leather and old leather.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of penetrates
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  • The aesthetic Chesky honed at the Rhode Island School of Design permeates his San Francisco headquarters, a former Eveready battery factory whose meeting rooms look like Airbnb rentals from around the world.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond that, comfort and warmth abound, with a retro atmosphere that permeates everything.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
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