Prevailing Definition & Meaning

prevailing
adjective
  1. most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"

"Prevailing" in song lyrics

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  • "Coursing through my senses, he's prevailing"
    Lauryn Hill — Water
  • "quotations about justice prevailing"
    AOL — AOL

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