all-pervasive

Definition of all-pervasivenext

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Recent Examples of all-pervasive Every member of the dominant culture is part of an all-pervasive racist tapestry that is woven into every aspect of American life. Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2025 The paradigm that the Pixel introduced was now all-pervasive. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025 Maybe, but Yellowstone is too valuable, and too all-pervasive, to end. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024 There is no person, no moment, no experience, devoid of the all-pervasive oneness of the Ribbono shel Olam. Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024 Inside the church the light filters through large tinted windows reflecting on a mirror in the center of the room, creating an all-pervasive golden hue. Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023 In this view, consciousness was already there before brains existed, like an all-pervasive ether. Dan Falk, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2023 Get ready to savor the all-pervasive sense of wellbeing that using Medterra CBD oil produces. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023 Enterprises must relay that digitization and automation are enablers and not all-pervasive, all-seeing entities institutionalized to compensate for the lack of in-person supervision. Lakshmi Raj, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-pervasive
Adjective
  • The dog is one of the two most ubiquitous and most popular domestic animals in the world (the cat is the other).
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Even Grignon is surprised at how ubiquitous the iPhone has become.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • What might be less obvious is that the compositional structures of the 808 and its descendants are pervasive, too.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Discussions around aging have perhaps never felt more charged, or more pervasive than of late.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • About 20% of the world's oil flows throw the strait, and Iran's ability to block the flow of tankers has roiled the global economy, sending oil prices soaring.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Organizing a triennial today means navigating the tension between the local and the global amid a rapidly shifting world order.
    Wassan Al-Khudhairi, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026

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“All-pervasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-pervasive. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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