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- adverb In a
pervasive manner, such that a thing is present in all parts.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a pervasive manner
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Examples
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"Sadly, people use the word pervasively even if they don't realise it," Kirsten Seckler, spokeswoman for the Special Olympics added.
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"Sadly, people use the word pervasively even if they don't realize it," "People with intellectual disabilities have fought their whole lives for understanding and recognition.
ImNotObsessed.com 2010
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Alcoholics Anonymous, of course, does wonderful work, but ordering a person to participate or face jail raises serious constitutional problems because its treatment program and its message are pervasively religious.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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Once there, he discovered that the program, run by a pastor of the Pentecostal faith, was pervasively religious.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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For example, across the country criminal defendants are increasingly being placed in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs that are operated by religious institutions and that are pervasively religious.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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One of the worst is that the “computer age” has generated a host of illusions that have, in general, had pervasively negative effects.
January « 2010 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2010
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The African-American community has been pervasively victimized by predatory lenders who sell high-cost, high-interest financial products like subprime mortgages, rent-to-own schemes and tax-refund lending.
Rep. Hank Johnson: Regaining Prosperity... and Protecting It: Job Creation and Financial Literacy in Black America Rep. Hank Johnson 2011
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The African-American community has been pervasively victimized by predatory lenders who sell high-cost, high-interest financial products like subprime mortgages, rent-to-own schemes and tax-refund lending.
Rep. Hank Johnson: Regaining Prosperity... and Protecting It: Job Creation and Financial Literacy in Black America Rep. Hank Johnson 2011
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The problem is this: When we're afraid in that way chronically, pervasively and pointlessly, we're needy.
Judith Acosta: The Great American Trance Judith Acosta 2011
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The problem is this: When we're afraid in that way chronically, pervasively and pointlessly, we're needy.
Judith Acosta: The Great American Trance Judith Acosta 2011
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