as in prevalence
the rate at which something happens
They found an increased incidence of crime in the city when social programs were cut.
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Recent Examples of incidence
Breast cancer incidence is on the rise.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Avoid watering the lawn late in the evening, which increases the incidence of fungal growth because the foliage remains damp through the night.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Clinical trials in military recruits showed that the vaccine reduced the incidence of influenza illness by 85%, and in 1945 the military mandated the vaccine.
—Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
More than 300 of those incidences (like the 1986 People Power Revolution in the Philippines and the 2000 anti-Slobodan Milošević campaign in Serbia) created transformation change.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Avoid watering the lawn late in the evening, which increases the incidence of fungal growth because the foliage remains damp through the night.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Clinical trials in military recruits showed that the vaccine reduced the incidence of influenza illness by 85%, and in 1945 the military mandated the vaccine.
—Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
More than 300 of those incidences (like the 1986 People Power Revolution in the Philippines and the 2000 anti-Slobodan Milošević campaign in Serbia) created transformation change.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incidence
Noun
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Their prevalence is also expected to expand in 2026, according to the Companion Animal Parasite Council, which forecasts the prevalence of certain diseases affecting dogs across the United States with more than 94% accuracy.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The prevalence and clout of live sports, which can be difficult to lock down months in advance given its inherent unpredictability, has propped up scatter pricing.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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Stray dogs aren’t an abnormal occurrence but Sierra had something most stray dogs didn’t.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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In each prior occurrence, the stock went on to experience additional upside over the ensuing months.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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This initiative encourages residents to increase their mowing height and decrease their mowing frequency throughout the summer to allow lawn flowers to bloom.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 May 2026
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This team approached that issue by modelling all factors associated with supernovas, including the nature of their host galaxies, any dust that may dim their light output, the frequency of these explosions over time, and, indeed, the expansion of the universe, all at once.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 May 2026
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“Incidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidence. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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