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pervasive

/pɚˈveɪ.sɪv/ adjective C2
  1. Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything. · The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.
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Then the steps retreated, and the voices died away in the distance; the noise of the door, with its creaking hinges and bolts ceased, and a silence more sombre than that of solitude ensued,—the silence of death, which was all-pervasive, and struck its icy chill to the very soul of Dantès.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 213 · C1
Yet, despite the pervasive fatigue, a profound sense of clarity has replaced the mental clutter I carried into the woods last spring.
Two Thousand Miles on Foot, p. 1 · C1
This pervasive, creeping indecision is largely driven by the inescapable economic concept of opportunity cost, which quietly haunts every selection we make.
The Tyranny of Choice, p. 1 · C2
This relentless, internalized second-guessing breeds a subtle but pervasive sense of regret, gradually eroding our capacity for genuine, unadulterated contentment.
The Tyranny of Choice, p. 1 · C2

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