as in prevalence
the fact or state of happening often
the frequency of twins in that family is remarkable
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Recent Examples of frequency
Certain strains like Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are most promising for improving stool frequency.
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Patricia Weiser, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
The dynamic kickoff, which was imported from the XFL, was the NFL’s attempt to revive the special teams play after the frequency of returns gradually declined during the 2010s due to a series of rule tweaks.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Vonnahme, whose research focuses on topics including elections and civic engagement, said that recall elections have gone up and down in frequency over the past few years and tend to only be legally possible on the local level.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Overcrowding enhances the transmission of respiratory infections like pneumococcal pneumonia because tight living conditions increase the frequency of person-to-person interactions.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
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Patricia Weiser, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
The dynamic kickoff, which was imported from the XFL, was the NFL’s attempt to revive the special teams play after the frequency of returns gradually declined during the 2010s due to a series of rule tweaks.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Vonnahme, whose research focuses on topics including elections and civic engagement, said that recall elections have gone up and down in frequency over the past few years and tend to only be legally possible on the local level.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Overcrowding enhances the transmission of respiratory infections like pneumococcal pneumonia because tight living conditions increase the frequency of person-to-person interactions.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frequency
Noun
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In 2018, a survey of first-time moms conducted as part of a study published in the journal Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare highlighted the prevalence of low confidence, high stress and symptoms of depression.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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These same green spaces also help to cool down cities, which see higher temperatures than their surrounding regions because of the prevalence of asphalt and concrete, and to recycle rainwater for local uses.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wiseman's frequence collaborator, cinematographer John Davey, will also be a guest of Camerimage.—
Carolyn Giardina,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Oct. 2017
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“Frequency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frequency. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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