- 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
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
She sat on the patchy grass and grasped at the sense of melancholy that pervades the Fighting Oligarchy tour.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2025
Guilt pervades me, I’ve been found out, but for what?
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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