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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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.

Example Sentences

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The narrative quickly cuts to South London, where heartbreak's as prevalent as the pigeons.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

But Arm is less prevalent in enterprise software and a wave of corporations migrating their on-premises x86 servers to Arm AGI could remedy that.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

ARMs are more prevalent in places such as California and Massachusetts, where home prices may be double the national average.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

This problem is particularly prevalent when patients are elderly, homeless, and/or struggling with mental health conditions—all situations applying disproportionately to veterans.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

Rather than insisting that there was no such thing as magic, they began to merely suggest that perhaps magic was not as prevalent as it once was.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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