as in to suffuse
to spread throughout
the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house
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The cosmic web is the large-scale structure of the universe, a network of matter that pervades all the space between galaxies, Oei said.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
To my ear, the tone always presumes in the listener the presence of an equal and thus forbids the aura of cultic idealization that pervades Lebold’s book.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
With a festive atmosphere pervading the L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater, anything’s possible on magic nights like these and IndieWire reporter Marcus Jones is on the ground to capture all the juicy details about what’s happening behind the scenes.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2024
At the same time, Blizzard has become emblematic of many of the industry’s biggest failings, from the shareholder pressures to prioritize monetization over creativity to the deep sexism that still pervades so much of gaming today.
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
To my ear, the tone always presumes in the listener the presence of an equal and thus forbids the aura of cultic idealization that pervades Lebold’s book.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
With a festive atmosphere pervading the L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater, anything’s possible on magic nights like these and IndieWire reporter Marcus Jones is on the ground to capture all the juicy details about what’s happening behind the scenes.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2024
At the same time, Blizzard has become emblematic of many of the industry’s biggest failings, from the shareholder pressures to prioritize monetization over creativity to the deep sexism that still pervades so much of gaming today.
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
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All together, the spaces—neatly packaged within original architectural details—are suffused in both jewel tones and delicate neutrals, creating a mood of timelessness in spite of an epic renovation.David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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At the same time, on a story level, Shōgun was providing the kind of dynastic drama that has suffused recent Emmy favorites from Thrones to Succession to The Crown.Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2024
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The carpet cleaner uses a liquid solution to penetrate your carpet and remove stains and spills, leaving the result brighter and spotless.Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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In early Thirties Germany, as the Nazi threat grew, the state’s propaganda machine began to penetrate the dream life of its citizenry.Zadie Smith, The New York Review of Books, 10 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, the commercialization of hip-hop was already in full swing in the first half of the ’90s, with rappers proving to be worthy rivals to pop acts on the charts and permeating other areas of pop culture.Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
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The leather uppers, though not super breathable and quite stiff (at least initially), are definitely easy to clean, with no fluids permeating the surface.Samson McDougall, Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Pervade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervade. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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