prevalent
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Example Sentences
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That line of thinking became so prevalent that many MLB organizations stopped teaching the splitter altogether.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Notably, his previous decisions to tack it up to other, prevalent life circumstances.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Red foxes are one of the most prevalent carnivorous mammals globally and are found in Europe, Asia and North America as well as in parts of Africa.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 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
Well, it'll be prevalent in my increasingly hellish existence.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
