PREVALENCE Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

prevalence

noun

ˈpre-və-lən(t)s

Definition of prevalence

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 El Niño is likely to exacerbate the impact of torrential rains in neighboring Ghana that have damaged crops and increased the prevalence of the plant-killing black pod disease. — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Consumer advocacy organizations have documented the prevalence of fees added at the rental counter across the car rental sector broadly, and the issue predates aggregator platforms. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Earlier studies have estimated similar prevalence of CTE among professional football players. — Emily Harrison, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026 The prevalence of tech firms as hotspots for talent signals a wider boom amid Australia’s startup scene, which in recent years has been attracting attention and investments from venture capitalists. — Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prevalence

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Noun

Finance leaders can approach the issue differently by starting with loss severity, frequency, liquidity, capital availability and risk tolerance.

— Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
What is the physics—the velocity, frequency, mass, volume—the force of absence?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of frequency

Noun

With that mindset, the end of the world has been a near-weekly occurrence in Florham Park every fall.

— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In fact, since 1940, August’s heat has only beaten July’s global average temperatures four times, not including this year, Burgess said, with the most recent occurrence taking place in 1985.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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