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pervade

verb as in affect strongly; spread through

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But in some quarters, a certain sense of detachment pervaded over this faraway political earthquake.

There is rampant spiritual sickness pervading the West, and what is called luxury, in every area of life, seems to soothe its symptoms.

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

A lawyer for his accusers was described him as "a monster" enabled by a system that pervaded Harrods' London store.

From BBC

Mohamed Al Fayed, the former owner of Harrods, "was a monster" enabled by a system that "pervaded" the London store, a lawyer for his accusers has said.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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