- present tense form of pervade (3rd person singular).
pervades
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Hegel was a metaphysician whose insistence that Geist, or spirit, pervades the historical process and moves it to some grand culmination is difficult to distinguish from New Age mysticism, and hence charlatanism.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 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
Behind this though was another anxiety, one that pervades Cambodian history: that of being a smaller country surrounded by more powerful neighbours.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2025
And while Knox has the carefully chosen words of a practiced public speaker, Van Patten has a chillness that pervades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
Guilt pervades me, I’ve been found out, but for what?
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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