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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.

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Now that it has become so prevalent on Wall Street, artificial intelligence has effectively exhausted any stock-market advantage it may have had, according to a comprehensive new study.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

But I’d argue that the Bro-tox trend is significantly less prevalent in the real world than in Hollywood.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

But salt being so prevalent in our food means campaigners think the responsibility for cutting it out has to lie with the people making it.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Those types of storms have been increasingly prevalent in recent years, fueling powerful winter storms even without the presence of El Niño.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

It creates deformities on the skin, which are often prevalent on any exposed area of the body, like the face.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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