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
Autism prevalence does vary by location, though.
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Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services reports that about 35% of adults in the state are classified as obese, placing it among 19 states with obesity prevalence at or above that level.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The announcement comes after a USA TODAY report earlier this month that detailed the shortcomings of the platform’s existing safety features, along with data that showed the prevalence of teens using AI companions.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Aside from the prevalence of the cross and the flame on campus, students’ knowledge of the larger denominational reality is mixed.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
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Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services reports that about 35% of adults in the state are classified as obese, placing it among 19 states with obesity prevalence at or above that level.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The announcement comes after a USA TODAY report earlier this month that detailed the shortcomings of the platform’s existing safety features, along with data that showed the prevalence of teens using AI companions.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Aside from the prevalence of the cross and the flame on campus, students’ knowledge of the larger denominational reality is mixed.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevalence
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These storms can cause intermittent satellite navigation issues and high-frequency radio disruptions, as well as voltage corrections in power systems, particularly at high latitudes.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Many of them fled to the cities from their rural, coastal home villages because the increasing frequency of disasters like floods, riverbank erosion and cyclones, also due to climate change, made their already fragile livelihoods untenable.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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Although the study shows that the occurrence of giant planets declines as stars age, the few planets that remain in close orbits around red giants offer valuable insights.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Some of the adverse events reported in the trial were gastrointestinal disorders and certain infections, but the occurrence of these events was similar across both groups.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 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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“Prevalence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevalence. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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