prevalent
adjective
widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.
prevalently
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a word derived from
prevalent.
Example Sentences
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Sulfuric acid is used to produce phosphate fertilizers, and it is more prevalently used higher up the supply chain by heavy industry to make food, metals, paper, computer chips and clean water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
It’s the most prevalently discussed tech right now in every outlet everywhere all the time.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2025
“I believe that over the past 10 to 15 years, streaming has allowed this content to be discovered more prevalently, and therefore appreciated and loved, and the pandemic only accelerated that trend,” says Mazón.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
“We hope they find a solution. You cannot destroy a province. The choice was made a long time ago to base the economy prevalently on the refinery.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
Leaves prevalently ternate but sometimes in fascicles of 4 or 5, from 15 to 30 cm. long, slender and gracefully drooping; resin-ducts medial or with an occasional internal duct, hypoderm weak, of uniform thin-walled cells.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
