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pervade

[per-vayd] / pərˈveɪd /


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Still, the image of Curry’s fierce Frank-N-Furter continues to pervade pop culture — even if that wasn’t his original intention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Its technologies not only pervade the modern world; they buttress the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

Even in its earliest manifestations, there was a peculiar combination of grooving energy and inherent sadness in their music that would pervade their hitmaking efforts with Fleetwood Mac and beyond.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2024

Speaking to the BBC on a break from work, she says images of bodies in Maui pervade her social media feeds.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2023

Medical men and even the general public were becoming aware that the human environment was inhabited by an enormous number of microorganisms capable of causing disease, just as today carcinogens pervade our surroundings.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Months after it was announced that the surge of immigration agents in Minnesota was coming to an end, fear still pervades parts of the US state.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

“In the culture of fear that pervades the PLA, these new appointees may not give Xi the frank advice he needs,” Wuthnow said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026

Yet in the erasure of history, in the paralyzing censorship that pervades many parts of the world, we risk forgetting the lessons of the past.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2025

She sat on the patchy grass and grasped at the sense of melancholy that pervades the Fighting Oligarchy tour.

From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2025

Even in the daytime it seems dark; and at night, when the lights are on, this darkness pervades everything, like a fog.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Gold and silver futures settled lower for the third consecutive day as a risk-off sentiment pervaded markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Already in Algiers ahead of the historic visit, the atmosphere of an imminent celebration pervaded the air, with walls repainted, roads repaved and green spaces adorned with plants and flowerpots.

From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026

French-American author Lauren Elkin, who writes on art and culture, said a mythology pervaded that she was "this reclusive spinster that never left her house and lived at home with her cat making her paintings".

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

Despite the corruption that pervaded his administration, Chávez presided over resource redistribution and significant reductions in poverty levels.

From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026

The power and influence of chieftaincy pervaded every aspect of our lives in Mqhekezweni and was the preeminent means through which one could achieve influence and status.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

You also have such a huge platform and a way to be able to talk to people about issues that are pervading their lives and make them feel better about them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The aversion to risk pervading American life in the 2020s creates problems of its own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

In retrospect, its uncompromising litmus tests and chilly demeanor were real weaknesses, creating a pervading fear that any false step could expel one from good graces, and that a return trip was always, always treacherous.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026

Like “Bridgerton,” our “Heated Rivalry” obsession is related to a hollow longing for connection pervading society right now.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026

The pervading atmosphere of sorrowfulness in much of Josquin’s music, whether applied to sacred music or secular songs of unhappy love, is typical of his strife-filled time.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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