Thesaurus results for PREVAIL (UPON)

prevail (upon)

verb

Definition of prevail (upon)

as in to talk (into)

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Fans have been begging Carey to free Someone’s Ugly Daughter from the archives for years, with the album currently existing only under the pseudonym Chick with Clarissa Dane on vocals instead of Mimi.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026
A couple of passing witches in distressed fish-nets aww-ed at the sight of the dog begging for the second half of his cone.

— Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of beg

Verb

As such, the group urged the USTR to reexamine the existing barriers to foreign trade and adopt new approaches.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
Jim urged the chipmaker to take greater advantage of its $235 billion share buyback authorization during periods of weakness, pointing to former Apple CFO Luca Maestri's aggressive approach to repurchases as a model.

— Alexa LoMonaco,Jeff Nash, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of urge

Verb

As Cardsmiths tells it, the defendants have, in bad faith, tried to induce retailers to breach their contracts with Cardsmiths by threatening to sue and demanding accountings of revenue generated from Cardsmiths’ products.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Where most garage rock is designed to punch you in the gut, Twisted Teens’ songs seep into your bloodstream, tugging at the heartstrings while occasionally inducing hallucinations.

— Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of induce

Verb

And Michael was obviously the most on my case, and there was no persuading him otherwise.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026
In 2020, Ben Motal aptly persuaded the Court of Appeals that the FOIA's right to copy records includes photographing them, after Little Rock incredibly barred him from snapping a picture of an accident report.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of persuade

Verb

The feud accelerated over the closing weeks of the campaign when Cenk Uygur’s Rebellion PAC began running the anti-Israel ad that would eventually convince Stevens to endorse Rogers.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Unity government Netanyahu could try to convince Eisenkot and his right-leaning allies to instead ally with the prime minister.

— Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of convince

Verb

After imploring the 911 operator to send help, Giamanco climbed into the school through a window and peeked into a nearby classroom.

— Martha Bellisle, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
El-Sayed, who had implored Stevens not to campaign with him last week, brushed aside the news.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of implore

Verb

Breakfast is currently available both in the Riverside Lounge or in-room—the latter definitely recommended, ideally on the balcony table for a particularly serene start to the day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Three factions -- all aligned with Netanyahu's religious-nationalist base -- recommended Netanyahu be given a chance to form a coalition government, while a fourth -- led by a former Netanyahu ally turned rival -- recommended Eisenkot.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of recommend

Verb

In a statement, Gaspar said he was encouraged by the early results and the momentum behind his campaign.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
The company said the release is intended to encourage other researchers to build on the work and improve the technology.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of encourage

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