Thesaurus results for PREVAIL (UPON)

prevail (upon)

verb

Definition of prevail (upon)

as in to talk (into)

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The title was the name of a red-haired, green-eyed young fan Parton met signing autographs, and the story of a woman begging a rival to leave her man alone.

— RJ Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Finally, after years of begging from golf fans, the PGA Tour is introducing match play to its postseason beginning in 2028.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of beg

Verb

Marshall had been charged with defrauding his mother’s estate of millions by inducing her to change her will in his favor after her mental capacity had faded.

— Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
The frame of this printer is rigid and stout to minimize error-inducing vibration during printing; HeyGears says layer positioning errors are no more than 2 microns.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of induce

Verb

Reacher and Green run into a hotel and persuade the staff to lock the doors, claiming there’s an active shooter outside.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
In March, one of DraftKings’ cofounders, Matthew Kalish, stepped down as president—but not before persuading the board to approve a series of potentially lucrative deals to benefit his new marketing company.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of persuade

Verb

But taken together, this was quite the week of pandering candidate theatrics and not exactly the precursor to what should be a serious campaign to convince voters of the best candidate to run a city that needs a turnaround agent.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Ellen Evans and Gina Alves told Dateline the family was convinced of Lewis’ involvement.

— Annalise Peterson, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of convince

Verb

In his final plea to the jury, Barrett implored them to consider the injuries suffered by the survivors, some with wounds in their arms and legs and one who survived a gunshot to the head, indicate Edgar didn’t intend to kill them.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Authorities implored all of them to leave and be prepared to stay away for several days, because shifting and strengthening winds were expected to make the fire even more unpredictable.

— John Raby, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of implore

Verb

Instead of a pomade stick, Tauber recommends using Oribe Gel Sérum on coils, applying a generous amount around the hairline before smoothing it back with a boar bristle brush.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
Early retention affects whether Roblox recommends the experience.

— Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of recommend

Verb

Producer and 10 Lives founder and CEO Daniel Catullo set the stage for such a party by introducing the film and encouraging audience members to get out of their seats during the showing and record clips of the doc.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
So his church—which has raised many millions of dollars for good causes, and operates a local food pantry and food truck—decided to distribute lawn signs simply encouraging people to be kind.

— Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of encourage

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