What does prevailing mean?
Definitions for prevailing
prɪˈveɪ lɪŋpre·vail·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rifeadjective
most frequent or common
"prevailing winds"
Wiktionary
prevailingadjective
Predominant; of greatest force.
The prevailing opinion was for additional planning time.
prevailingadjective
Prevalent, common, widespread.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Prevailingadjective
Predominant; having most influence.
Etymology: from prevail.
Probabilities, which cross men’s appetites and prevailing passions, run the same fate: let never so much probability hang on one side of a covetous man’s reasoning, and money on the other, it is easy to foresee which will outweigh. John Locke.
Save the friendless infants from oppression;
Saints shall assist thee with prevailing prayers,
And warring angels combat on thy side. Nicholas Rowe.
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prevailing
Prevailing refers to something that is most common or widespread, dominant or having superior power or influence, generally accepted or being in effect or use at a particular time. It is something that exists or is present in particular circumstances.
Webster Dictionary
Prevailing
of Prevail
Prevailingadjective
having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive
Prevailingadjective
predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prevailing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prevailing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of prevailing in a Sentence
We ended up prevailing.
Cooler heads have a way of prevailing on something like this.
The evaluation concluded that for Shell, the development of the project does not fit with the company's strategy, particularly in the economic climate prevailing in the energy industry.
I’m not talking about car or truck traffic but pollutants that are transported by prevailing winds, for example, pollutants from a coal-fired electrical generating station are carried by prevailing winds long distances away from the plant and have an effect on air quality in a national park or other area downwind from that plant.
The prevailing thinking is that suburban women are going to vote with Democrats because of the Dobbs decision and I don't buy that. Pro-choice suburban women are far more concerned about the economy right now.
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