Familiar and Prevalent

Familiar

Familiar adjective - Often observed or encountered.
Usage example: the woman and her pair of Welsh corgis were a familiar sight in the quiet neighborhood

Prevalent and familiar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prevalent" instead an adjective "Familiar".

Prevalent

Prevalent adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

Familiar and prevalent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Familiar" instead an adjective "Prevalent".

Nearby Words: prevail, prevalence, prevalently

Both words in one sentence

  • Alien Abduction Demons that sucked people's breath away, or abused them sexually (familiar to UFO abduction) were prevalent in Medieval Europe.
  • This results in dramatic cliffhangers which fade out... then fade back in right away, sometimes repeating the last line said before the break, which, if you're any bit familiar with the Saturday Morning Cartoon during an age such a thing existed on network TV, was prevalent to the point of ubiquity.
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