1
as in to win
to achieve victory (as in a contest)
we shall prevail despite the overwhelming odds
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2
as in to survive
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 prevail
But by then, so many investors owned the stock for the same reason that even a challenge to the prevailing AI narrative could create enormous pressure.
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
As a result, more than two centuries later, Wilson remains almost entirely absent from the prevailing narrative about the founding.
—Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Were the legal gambit to prevail, Mangione could get off with a conviction of first-degree manslaughter and a significantly lighter prison term.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
Kansas City and the area have done too much, too right for the World Cup over nearly a decade now to allow this key aspect of the experience to become a prevailing story.
—Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
As a result, more than two centuries later, Wilson remains almost entirely absent from the prevailing narrative about the founding.
—Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Were the legal gambit to prevail, Mangione could get off with a conviction of first-degree manslaughter and a significantly lighter prison term.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
Kansas City and the area have done too much, too right for the World Cup over nearly a decade now to allow this key aspect of the experience to become a prevailing story.
—Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
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The event features food trucks, blow up games, T-shirts and a chance to win tickets to a game.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Pan is banking on the tactic to win the Democrat-leaning 6th Congressional District, which under newly redrawn lines includes West Sacramento, Roseville, Rocklin and communities north and east of Sacramento.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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Hinkley was killed, and Fox survived with serious injuries in the incident, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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After many of Jaehaerys’ 13 children died, Aemon Targaryen was the first of his children to survive into adulthood and would have been Jaehaerys’ heir, had Aemon not died before him.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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The hurricane season lasts six months, from June through November.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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“Prevail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevail. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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