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Pervasiveness

/pəˈrveɪsɪvnɪs/
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(noun) The state or quality of being present in all parts of a particular thing or place.

The pervasiveness of social media was a concern.
The pervasiveness of the issue was alarming.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of plastic pollution in the oceans shocked scientists who had not expected such widespread contamination.

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