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prevalent

[prev-uh-luhnt] / ˈprɛv ə lənt /




Usage

What are other ways to say prevalent? Something that is prevalent exists or is spread widely: a prevalent idea. That which is current is in general circulation or a matter of common knowledge or acceptance: current usage in English. That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.

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But salt being so prevalent in our food means campaigners think the responsibility for cutting it out has to lie with the people making it.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Higher-for-longer rates mean such assets are going to stay prevalent.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

What they’re mixed on, however, is whether the substance is particularly overlooked or prevalent in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

One potential solution becoming more prevalent is livestreamed shows, which can be watched without walking out of your front door.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Certainly, both the beliefs and the tensions remained prevalent in early-eighteenth-century society.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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