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prevails

verb

present tense third-person singular of prevail

as in wins

to achieve victory (as in a contest) we shall prevail despite the overwhelming odds

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as in survives

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs a custom that still prevails in many areas of Africa

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Recent Examples of prevails Rather than suggesting an overarching vision of the artist’s corpus and context, a dissolution into timeless simultaneity prevails. — Nicole Kaack, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Normally, when state and federal laws conflict, the Constitution’s supremacy clause mandates that federal law prevails. — Naomi Schalit, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 And if Raman prevails over Bass, that mayor will be someone who didn’t even want the Olympics here in the first place. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Instead, silence frequently prevails on the air, if not on social media. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The site to which Shift is specific is not just the farm in King City but the field of historical preservation, where the conundrum of stasis versus passing time prevails. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 That prevails in the sense of a connection between an artist and a fan. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026 For Pritzker or whoever prevails, the golden ticket could be a strong policy on data centers. — Patrick McNamara, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Most prominent is the texture of ostrich leather that prevails throughout the shoe’s upper. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

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If the only thing that gets measured is the outcome, discouragement wins.

— JJ Mazzo, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The gravitational burst is immense, but the vast distance between us wins.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of wins

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The spacecraft was crushed by the high pressure in Jupiter's atmosphere, but its data still survives on Earth.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
The sole performer who survives this chapter is Miguel Bernardeau, intensely charismatic as the physically frail but spiritually fortified Rafael.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of survives

Verb

Hell Week is widely considered one of the most physically and mentally demanding portions of the initial training, which lasts roughly six months.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
For a one-term president who has lost a reelection bid, this period lasts just a few months, between their successor’s election and inauguration.

— Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of lasts

Verb

When failure persists across multiple coaching staffs, front offices, and rosters, the conversation inevitably returns to organizational leadership.

— Stephan Pechdimaldji, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
The key is separating purposeful friction from friction that persists because nobody addressed the process.

— Tal Dagan, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026