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
The timing of this pilot program comes as romance scams become more prevalent across the United States.
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Piper Heath, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
This is not a new issue and this is how The Athletic explained the situation earlier this year when the chant became prevalent at the 2025 Concacaf Nations League.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2025
The Problem With Traditional Security Awareness Training Phishing, social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) represent today’s most prevalent and damaging attacks—all of which rely on tricking people.
—Mike Britton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Meanwhile, biometric authentication has become more prevalent.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for prevalent
Piper Heath, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
This is not a new issue and this is how The Athletic explained the situation earlier this year when the chant became prevalent at the 2025 Concacaf Nations League.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2025
The Problem With Traditional Security Awareness Training Phishing, social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) represent today’s most prevalent and damaging attacks—all of which rely on tricking people.
—Mike Britton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Meanwhile, biometric authentication has become more prevalent.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevalent
Adjective
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The results were adjusted for consecutive years versus that conventional use spread over the decade, as well as comorbidities and other conditions that could impact walking speed and strength.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 July 2025
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That danger is all the greater because Iran’s conventional deterrents against Israel failed.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Both are now visible to the naked eye to observers in the Southern Hemisphere and are currently shining millions of times brighter than usual.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The Senate has spent some 18 hours churning through more than two dozen amendments in what is called a vote-a-rama, a typically laborious process that went on longer than usual as negotiations happen on and off the chamber floor.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Technical Defenses: Publishers must invest in organically evolving detection systems that can identify current manipulation techniques and evolve to counter new ones.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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There is no legal precedent for a president revoking the citizenship of a U.S.-born citizen, and such a move has no legal basis under current law.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Shohei Ohtani took his customary spot atop the Dodgers’ batting order for their game against the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025
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What began as a joke soon became customary for the crew to blurt out on set when something went wrong, which happened frequently.—
Logan Holland,
People.com,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Here’s what to know about the history of this popular seaside city and its residents.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
8 July 2025
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The problem is particularly acute as the state has seen huge population growth in recent years, especially in popular metro areas such as Houston and Austin, partly thanks to its low housing costs.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
7 July 2025
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“Prevalent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevalent. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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