as in conventional
accepted, used, or practiced by most people
the kinds of accidents seen in places where snowmobiles are prevalent
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Recent Examples of prevalent
This news is especially prevalent after the shocking NBA story that has rocked the sports world.
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Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
That was the prevalent message at New York Luxury Bridal Fashion Week where celebrity nuptials continued to drive trends for fall 2026.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Moore said Wilson passionately advocated for the program over the past decades in Brookfield schools, as segregation can still be prevalent.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
How prevalent is bird flu right now?
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
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Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
That was the prevalent message at New York Luxury Bridal Fashion Week where celebrity nuptials continued to drive trends for fall 2026.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Moore said Wilson passionately advocated for the program over the past decades in Brookfield schools, as segregation can still be prevalent.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
How prevalent is bird flu right now?
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevalent
Adjective
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After being integrated, this system will demonstrate its capabilities in live-fire tests – advancing the Department of War’s effort to evaluate and accelerate new, cost-effective strike capabilities for conventional deterrence.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Studies show operating emissions for rail can be as low as 31 g CO₂e per passenger-km on electrified routes, a number far below many conventional car or plane comparisons.—
Chelsea Haney
October 25,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The team's usual coach, JP MacCallum, took time off after his 10-year-old daughter, Selah, died of cancer, per Marchand's Instagram post.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Blank sailings have only gotten more prevalent as ocean carriers aimed to stop months of declines in freight rates after a softer-than-usual peak shipping season.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Dissent is nothing more than the expression of an opinion that varies from the prevailing or traditional view or the position held by those in power.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And neither Mann nor Lockwood sees much value in the current, large-scale practice of releasing live larvae or young oysters into the bay.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Many residents favor stricter enforcement of immigration rules but have qualms about the current process.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Regardless, for three weeks Dylan didn’t respond at all to the announcement of the award, nor to the customary invitation from their Royal Majesties, the King and Queen of Sweden, to come to Stockholm to accept the coveted Prize in person.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Foster himself is carefully presented in all the customary ways for this kind of quiet-cool, deadly-when-riled hero.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This is one of the most popular portable heated blankets on Amazon, with almost 500 perfect ratings.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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The figure of Achilles, a warrior who singlehandedly choked a river with dead enemies before taking on the river god himself, provided a model for Alexander the Great and persists in contemporary popular entertainment, political speech, and military culture in celebrations of shock and awe.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Prevalent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevalent. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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