prevailing
Usage
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The adjective prevailing refers to that which has superseded others in its presence: prevailing fashion. That which 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.
Example Sentences
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In this way, Ms Bhatnagar continues, "they claimed freedom from colonial rule but also from prevailing gendered division of spaces, between the domestic and the public".
From BBC
Artificial intelligence may seem like the prevailing force in the market, but some of the tech sector’s biggest losers this month suffered for reasons unrelated to cracks in the AI trade.
From MarketWatch
"Due to the influence of this system, the prevailing heavy showers and strong winds over the island are expected to continue," the DMC said.
From Barron's
Further - more temporary - snow will fall on Monday in the Highlands as rain spreads in across the UK with milder prevailing southwesterly winds.
From BBC
In several interviews released before “Pluribus” debuted, Gilligan repeats an insistence common to storytellers whose work happens to meet the prevailing sentiments of a specific moment.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
