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The adjective prevailing refers to that which has superseded others in its presence: prevailing fashion.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 trophy was decided by a penalty shootout, with Sweden prevailing 4-3 after Curl was unable to convert her spot-kick.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
"At the time, the prevailing consensus was that the Nanotyrannus holotype skull represented an immature Tyrannosaurus rex, and was not a separate species," said Griffin, assistant professor of geosciences at Princeton.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
But the Kremlin calculates its mineral extraction tax based in part on the prior month’s prevailing prices for Russian oil exports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"Given the spillovers from the war, we expect near-term demand for IMF balance-of-payments support to rise by somewhere between $20 billion and $50 billion, with the lower bound prevailing if ceasefire holds," Georgieva said.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
For thousands of years after corn was domesticated in Mexico, it failed to spread northward into eastern North America, because of the cooler climates and shorter growing season prevailing there.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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