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The adjective prevailing refers to that which has superseded others in its presence: prevailing fashion.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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The Reserve Banks have a history of innovative research, including ideas likely to challenge the prevailing wisdom promoted by the staff of the Fed’s Board of Governors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The prevailing theory is that the first to achieve AGI will secure a prize that multiplies itself: a self-training, recursively improving intelligence, growing exponentially and leaving all competitors in its wake.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
In fact, the prevailing view has been that manganese weakens it.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
That seems to be the prevailing attitude: It's better to remain in dialogue with one another than to foster further divisions.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Anxiety on Jane’s behalf was another prevailing concern; and Mr. Darcy’s explanation, by restoring Bingley to all her former good opinion, heightened the sense of what Jane had lost.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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