PERVASION Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

pervasion

noun

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as in saturation

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Recent Examples of pervasion Even if recovery programs do begin to return, advocates and experts warn that fatal overdoses will likely continue to rise in the state due to the pervasion of fentanyl in the drug supply. — Eliza Fawcett, courant.com, 26 June 2021 Yet while Zambian exports to China are considerable, thanks to its copper output, what many ordinary Zambians see on the ground is the pervasion of Chinese people and companies in their country. — CNN, 5 June 2020

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saturation

Noun

His oxygen saturation was 50 percent, a level well below the 95 to 100 percent considered safe.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Yannick Nézet-Séguin nudges the orchestra’s warmth and saturation into territory that, if not quite gaudy, is certainly gala-worthy, privileging vibrancy over darkness.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

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