as in widespread
existing in every part of something; spreading to all parts of something
A pervasive smell filled the room. the pervasive nature of the problem
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Recent Examples of pervasive
The threat of sensitive corporate data leakage into open foundation models is both real and pervasive.
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Maribel Lopez, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
For all its economic prosperity, childhood poverty remains pervasive in the United States.
—Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
One of the members, Christian Dominguez, told me that the survivors at the reunion felt a pervasive anguish.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The lack of emergency funds reflects the increasingly pervasive reality of financial instability in Florida’s working families.
—Bahíyyah Maroon, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
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Maribel Lopez, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
For all its economic prosperity, childhood poverty remains pervasive in the United States.
—Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
One of the members, Christian Dominguez, told me that the survivors at the reunion felt a pervasive anguish.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The lack of emergency funds reflects the increasingly pervasive reality of financial instability in Florida’s working families.
—Bahíyyah Maroon, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervasive
Adjective
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Portions of the Ohio Valley, Tennessee Valley and Lower Mississippi Valleys all stand a chance of being hit with widespread showers and thunderstorms as the storm moves eastward to the Appalachians, the weather service said.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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As widespread flooding swamped Kentucky, Kentucky Route 160 in Knott County was closed due to a landslide, while some homes in Perry County were evacuated, and waters in Hardin County reached historic levels, Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday afternoon.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Gutekunst, now in his eighth season as the Packers’ general manager, has had significant salary cap space twice in his first seven years.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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In general, regulators would see any transaction that led to the dissolution of one of the leagues as anticompetitive; under Mr. Trump, though, antitrust regulators could take a more relaxed view.—
Lauren Hirsch,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Although prevalent in denim, indigo has a footprint that extends to art and craft, as well as spirituality and science.—
Carved in Blue,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Feb. 2025
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This could result from machine-learning algorithms adapting to prevalent language patterns, leading to unexpected transcriptions.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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During a scene in the second episode of season 3, which aired on Sunday, Feb. 23, a familiar voice appeared on the other end of a panicked phone call from Jason Isaacs’ Timothy Ratliff.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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While speakers hit on familiar policy goals, such as cracking down on pharmacy benefit managers and removing the government's hand from drug pricing, there was a lot of talk about how to keep people out of hospitals through more preventative care.—
Tina Reed,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Pervasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervasive. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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