as in frequency
the fact or state of happening often
the prevalence of rumors when hard information is withheld from the public
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Recent Examples of prevalence
Given the prevalence of tech discrimination, how should Black women navigate job application platforms?
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Maxine Harrison, Refinery29, 12 Sep. 2025
Researchers distributed email surveys to 80,000 licensed hunters and another 80,000 landowners in the subject states, and over 1,200 active conservation officers were also surveyed in an effort to get a comprehensive view of attitudes about and estimations of the prevalence of poaching.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
Yet, on a global scale, its prevalence is on the decline, while the number of overweight children quadrupled in low-income countries between 2000-2022, according to the report.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Such is the prevalence of set-piece analysis these days, that Cueva’s successor at Brentford, Keith Andrews, will take to the home dugout for his fourth game as a Premier League manager on Saturday.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Maxine Harrison, Refinery29, 12 Sep. 2025
Researchers distributed email surveys to 80,000 licensed hunters and another 80,000 landowners in the subject states, and over 1,200 active conservation officers were also surveyed in an effort to get a comprehensive view of attitudes about and estimations of the prevalence of poaching.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
Yet, on a global scale, its prevalence is on the decline, while the number of overweight children quadrupled in low-income countries between 2000-2022, according to the report.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Such is the prevalence of set-piece analysis these days, that Cueva’s successor at Brentford, Keith Andrews, will take to the home dugout for his fourth game as a Premier League manager on Saturday.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevalence
Noun
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Those phones, however, needed specialized antennas to connect to dedicated satellite communications frequencies.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This mirrors a decade-old breakthrough by SpaceX, which demonstrated that reusability could drastically reduce launch costs and increase launch frequency.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At the time, an activist who witnessed Ballal’s assault told CNN that such attacks are a regular occurrence.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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O'Brien, 34, doesn't often attend Fashion Week, so the moment was a rare occurrence for the former Teen Wolf star, who last appeared at AMI's fashion show in Paris in 2023.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Wiseman's frequence collaborator, cinematographer John Davey, will also be a guest of Camerimage.—
Carolyn Giardina,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Oct. 2017
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“Prevalence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevalence. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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