as in frequency
the fact or state of happening often
the prevalence of rumors when hard information is withheld from the public
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Recent Examples of prevalence
However, given the prevalence of the drug in America, Joiner says horse racing commissions like New Mexico’s should adopt minimal thresholds to account for unavoidable environmental exposure to the drug.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
At the same time, Tacitus points readers to the prevalence and thus the normalization and commonness of this rhetoric, which can become an inseparable corollary of a program of making war.
—Timothy Joseph, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
When the 2026 Sundance lineup dropped, many cinephiles quickly noted the prevalence of comedies on the lineup.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
The prevalence of prop bets (wagers on how well an athlete does by a specific statistical measurement) as well as parlays (bets on more than one thing happening) heighten the risk.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
At the same time, Tacitus points readers to the prevalence and thus the normalization and commonness of this rhetoric, which can become an inseparable corollary of a program of making war.
—Timothy Joseph, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
When the 2026 Sundance lineup dropped, many cinephiles quickly noted the prevalence of comedies on the lineup.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
The prevalence of prop bets (wagers on how well an athlete does by a specific statistical measurement) as well as parlays (bets on more than one thing happening) heighten the risk.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevalence
Noun
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Marion’s light voice eludes him, as if children exist in a frequency to which Jim is not attuned.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Under the city’s gate reallocation process, gates at O’Hare are allocated based on an airline’s flying frequency the previous year.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This is not a fundamental reassessment but a speculative rush preceding a highly dilutive financing occurrence.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Against the backdrop of war in the Middle East, occurrences of both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate around the world have increased sharply, according to advocacy groups, including lethal attacks.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 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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“Prevalence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevalence. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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