Prevalent
Ruling
Ruling adjective - Held by or applicable to a majority of the people.
Usage example: the ruling opinion on premarital sex
Prevalent is a synonym for ruling in predominant topic. Sometimes you can use "Prevalent" instead an adjective "Ruling", if it concerns topics such as prevailing.
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Ruling and Prevalent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevalent/ruling
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