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
In the Veritasium video, Humphreys speculated that the Russians may have been testing the satellites’ GPS interference capabilities only briefly on a neighboring frequency adjacent to the typical GPS band.
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Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
As per the tests carried on behalf of the company, MST enabled more than a 10x reduction in parasitic channel charge, reducing a key mechanism of RF power loss and supporting improved high-frequency GaN device performance.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Many of the strongest works this year embraced spectacle while grounding it in intimacy, endurance, and emotional frequency.
—Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
The telescope will be used to observe the radio sky at frequencies below 50 MHz and will measure the low-frequency foreground of the universe.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026
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Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
As per the tests carried on behalf of the company, MST enabled more than a 10x reduction in parasitic channel charge, reducing a key mechanism of RF power loss and supporting improved high-frequency GaN device performance.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Many of the strongest works this year embraced spectacle while grounding it in intimacy, endurance, and emotional frequency.
—Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
The telescope will be used to observe the radio sky at frequencies below 50 MHz and will measure the low-frequency foreground of the universe.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frequency
Noun
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Fey also wrote the musical’s book, which updates the story to reflect the prevalence of social media in today’s society.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
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The state boasts the lowest senior suicide rate in the country along with the lowest prevalence of senior depression at just 10 percent.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Microwaves are a range of frequences in the electromagnetic spectrum.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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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 10 Jun. 2026.
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