- present tense form of pervade (3rd person singular).
pervades
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For years, researchers have been documenting the gender bias that pervades the profession.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Such skittishness pervades every step of the off-site development process, said Apoorva Pasricha, chief operation officer at Cloud Apartments, a San Francisco-based start-up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
But an air of sadness pervades the grand staircases and halls of the Rand Club.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
But the Telegraph Neil McCormick awarded four stars, noting: "The overwhelming emotional mood is relief. It pervades the songs, a self-soothing blanket of gratitude that she has been rescued from solitude."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
In fact the whole tendency to dualism that pervades human thinking may be found to be lessened, or changed, on Winter.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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