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adjective

  • Occurring, found, or done more often than any other; most frequent or prevalent.

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It’s telling, though, that both “The Last House” and “The Whisper Man” are terrible in all of the most common ways.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

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  • most frequent
  • the usual suspect
  • most widespread
  • standard-issue
  • most prevalent

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  • a unicorn
  • most infrequent
  • a rare bird
  • least common
  • scarcest

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