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
Sheen had never really smoked cigarettes before, but that changed after hanging with Depp during the filming of Platoon, who would offer them up with frequency.
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Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Since Hamas took control of the territory in 2007, the frequency and intensity of rocket attacks on Israel have escalated with major clashes previously occurring in 2008-2009, 2012, 2014, and 2021.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The Israel Defense Forces have found that such orders are less effective nearly two years into the war, both due to their frequency and the widespread destruction of most of the Gaza Strip.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Stewart Edward White, in his 1946 reflection on the wave of Spiritualism earlier in the century, The Stars are Still There, described this communication in terms of frequencies.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Since Hamas took control of the territory in 2007, the frequency and intensity of rocket attacks on Israel have escalated with major clashes previously occurring in 2008-2009, 2012, 2014, and 2021.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The Israel Defense Forces have found that such orders are less effective nearly two years into the war, both due to their frequency and the widespread destruction of most of the Gaza Strip.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Stewart Edward White, in his 1946 reflection on the wave of Spiritualism earlier in the century, The Stars are Still There, described this communication in terms of frequencies.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frequency
Noun
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Some regions of the United States are experiencing higher rates of positive COVID-19 tests than others, though reporting has slowed down enough nationwide that the CDC has begun allowing more time to pass between certain types of updates, such as those on variant prevalence.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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For more details about the use of AI overall and the daunting prevalence of privacy issues, see my discussion at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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