Vocabulary
Prevalent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Donald Tusk, Polish prime minister WHILE one cannot say for sure what was in the minds of those who approved the new National Tariff Policy 2025-2030, they were definitely not looking at the prevalent global trade scene.
- In fact, encroachment is a prevalent feature in all the provinces.
- In truth, the financial incentives to solicit bribes are far less prevalent than most assume, and most judicial officers continue to work with integrity and professionalism.
- GBV is so prevalent in Pakistan that we`ve become numb to it like we have about so many other issues so that it doesn`t get the attention it deserves.
- However, the high courts in Sindh and Balochistan hold that the contribution is payable at 6pc of the prevalent minimum wage.
Synonyms
widespread, prevailing, frequent, usual, common, general, universal, pervasive
Curator example
“the social ills prevalent in society today”
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About this vocabulary section.
These entries support close reading of Dawn editorials and opinion pieces: short definitions,
Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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