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prevailing

/pɹɪˈveɪ.lɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Prevailing means: most frequent or common.

Synonyms for prevailing7

adjective, as in most frequent or common

prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife, frequent

also used for prevailing

pervasive, ubiquitous

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What does prevailing mean?1

adjective

1

most frequent or common“prevailing winds”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with prevailing?15

three syllables

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Prevailing in a sentence

  • It had to be dealt with under the prevailing conditions, which was not easy.sundown
  • On the eve of the conference, the prevailing mood was one of scepticism.sundown
  • It might be discreet of you to bend a little to the prevailing wind.unknown
  • Westerly winds are prevailing winds that blow from the west toward the east.Hybrid
  • Bad cold is prevailing throughout the country.anjin
  • This is now the prevailing opinion.rul

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