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 Falcons’ coaching staff could also help Robinson with more interior run calls instead of the wide zone that was so prevalent last season.
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Josh Kendall, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The replacement structure stood in the same spot and even utilized many of the first building’s remains, but stone was more prevalent than wood when the new building opened in 1937.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
The new discoveries have indicated that this threat is less prevalent.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 July 2025
Wearable silhouettes like straight pants were also prevalent, up 86 percent from the previous season.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 July 2025
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Josh Kendall, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The replacement structure stood in the same spot and even utilized many of the first building’s remains, but stone was more prevalent than wood when the new building opened in 1937.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
The new discoveries have indicated that this threat is less prevalent.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 July 2025
Wearable silhouettes like straight pants were also prevalent, up 86 percent from the previous season.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevalent
Adjective
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Whether more creators will embrace this departure from conventional wireless microphone products remains to be seen.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Unlike conventional corn syrup, a form of glucose derived from starch that has been around for over 200 years, high fructose corn syrup wasn’t developed until after World War II, when scientists in Japan began tinkering with the grain, hoping to transmogrify this staple into new products.—
Stephen Mihm,
Twin Cities,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Ortiz investigation is related to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by the right-hander that received higher activity than usual during his starts at Seattle on June 15 and against St. Louis on June 27.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Roeck’s Renaissance begins in the twelfth century—the high Middle Ages, in our usual accounting—and carries the story through the Reformation, the Counter-Reformation, and the Baroque.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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The county and the Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to work toward a new 11-year lease agreement instead of extending the current lease for Paycor Stadium, which was signed in 1997 and has long been criticized by taxpayers.—
Erin Glynn,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
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The Outlet Fire in 2000, a prescribed burn that ran out of control, left a wall of aspen to the east that proved a partial barrier to the current fire.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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The court did not explain its decision in favor of Trump, as is customary in emergency appeals.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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In a sport where sunglasses haven’t been customary on the pro tour, RIA Eyewear entered the space five years ago with a tennis-specific lens and frame, steadily building a bridge between the world of tennis and sunglasses.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Credit card rates have risen for four months in a row, hitting the highest level since December, according to a review by LendingTree of the 220 most popular cards.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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Even popular alternatives like sourdough or rye usually don’t measure up to whole wheat bread unless they’re made from whole kernels.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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“Prevalent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevalent. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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