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prevalent
adjective as in accepted, widespread
Strongest matches
common, commonplace, everyday, extensive, frequent, new, normal, popular, prevailing, rampant, rife, ubiquitous, universal
Weak matches
accustomed, current, customary, established, faddy, general, habitual, in use, latest, latest word, leading edge, natural, now, ongoing, regnant, regular, run-of-the-mill, state-of-the-art, stylish, swinging, trendy, typic, typical, up-to-date, usual, with it, wonted
adjective as in governing, superior
Strongest matches
compelling, dominant, powerful, predominant, prevailing, successful
Weak matches
ascendant, overbearing, paramount, predominate, preponderant, regnant, ruling, sovereign
Example Sentences
These attitudes and behaviors were prevalent for many decades after slavery ended, including in education.
The shift to AI has been especially prevalent in Texas, where today’s wildcatters are more interested in locking in electricity than discovering oil.
Also, in the financial sector broadly, there’s a lot of interest in areas where AI is becoming much more prevalent.
The latter refers to both the Vedanta spiritual practices he embraced decades ago and a prevalent need he sensed “for beauty in a world that wants to shut it out.”
Each filled a hole; each supplied a missing insight, an attitude to risk which, if more prevalent, might have prevented the catastrophe.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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