prevailing

[preĀ·vailĀ·ing]

Something that is prevalent or most common can be described as prevailing. The prevailing opinion in your family might be that your cousin Bob who sleeps in his closet is certifiably insane.

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Having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive.

Adjective S.
encountered generally especially at the present time; "the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted"; "the most prevalent religion in our area"; "speculation concerning the books author was rife"

Adjective S.
most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"


p. pr. & vb. n.
of Prevail

a.
Having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive.

a.
Predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion.


Prevailing

Pre*vail"ing, a. 1. Having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive. Shak.
Saints shall assist thee with prevailing prayers.
2. Predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion. Syn. See Prevalent.

Having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive.

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Usage Examples

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

Nothing. We're all friends and friendly. So when the cameras go down, depending on the mood or the nature of the material we're dealing with, there's usually a kind of a prevailing light attitude that's floating around.

Questioning the nature and implications of liminal instances necessarily involves failure, if only in the specifically technical sense of entering spaces where prevailing criteria of success scarcely apply.

The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.

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Other Usage Examples

What we imagine is order is merely the prevailing form of chaos.

There was endless action - not just football, but sailboats, tennis and other things: movement. There was endless talk - the ambassador at the head of the table laying out the prevailing wisdom, but everyone else weighing in with their opinions and taking part.

It reflects a prevailing myth that production technology is no more amenable to human judgment or social interests than the laws of thermodynamics, atomic structure or biological inheritance.

It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.

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