as in conventional
accepted, used, or practiced by most people
the kinds of accidents seen in places where snowmobiles are prevalent
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Recent Examples of prevalent
Shortages of currently available GLP-1 medications have been a prevalent issue recently.
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Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2025
That makes stillbirths just as prevalent as infant mortality, according to the CDC.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
The Reason Fluoride Is in Our Drinking Water In the early part of the 20th century, cavities were extremely prevalent and tooth loss was common in both children and adults, says Beth Oller, MD, a family physician in Stockton, Kansas.
—Sherri Gordon, Clc, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025
He’s gained recognition for his research into Hepatitis C, which is prevalent in his home country of Nigeria.
—Pamela Jew, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prevalent
Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2025
That makes stillbirths just as prevalent as infant mortality, according to the CDC.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
The Reason Fluoride Is in Our Drinking Water In the early part of the 20th century, cavities were extremely prevalent and tooth loss was common in both children and adults, says Beth Oller, MD, a family physician in Stockton, Kansas.
—Sherri Gordon, Clc, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025
He’s gained recognition for his research into Hepatitis C, which is prevalent in his home country of Nigeria.
—Pamela Jew, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevalent
Adjective
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Until Black Panther’s record breaking $235 million opening, conventional industry wisdom held that films with predominantly Black casts typically underperform financially overseas.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The conventional non-AI approach is the classic client-therapist relationship.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For example, the fires in New Jersey this week have been part of trend: So far in 2025, New Jersey has experienced nearly twice as many wildfires as usual.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary Oil Shampoo Add a few drops of rosemary oil to your shampoo and wash your hair as usual.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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After all, only six No. 8 seeds have eliminated a No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs since the current 16-team NBA playoff format was instituted for the 1983-84 season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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While the English top flight stands out globally for its elite level of football, the choice of listening material among its current managers is much more middle of the road, with Coldplay the band most cited during our writers’ research.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and is expected to close in Q3 2025.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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His dad’s customary reticence meant Specktor had work to do.—
Lorraine Berry,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Yahoo was at one point the most popular search engine in the world, before slowly losing its market share to Google in the early 2000s.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
26 Apr. 2025
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Morii Outdoor View 5 Images View gallery - 5 images Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world – by some accounts, the most popular of all.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Prevalent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevalent. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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