Thesaurus results for PREVAIL (UPON)

prevail (upon)

verb

Definition of prevail (upon)

as in to talk (into)

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Verb

At one point on the open sea, a smaller raft that had started to leak floated over, and a mother begged them to take her ten-year-old son.

— Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
The event begged to be examined in its longitudinal fullness.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026

Definition of beg

Verb

An evacuation warning means a potential threat to life and/or property, and those who require time to evacuate were urged to leave ahead of any mandatory evacuation order.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Hearings on the issue took place in Washington last week, with some industry associations urging the administration to refrain from imposing new duties.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 13 July 2026

Definition of urge

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This is likely the first-ever humanoid robot induced strike, although there are other issues at play in the current union negotiations.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
According to the court judgment, the pair arranged for employees and associates to drive up bidding prices at auction, inducing the collector, identified under the pseudonym Li Pin, to purchase the items at inflated prices.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of induce

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Four lobbyists who persuaded their clients to pay tour expenses, but did not report them, now face misdemeanor violations of the gift ban.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
Numbers like that are persuading brands to start treating in-game ads and product placements as a serious channel rather than a spare-budget experiment.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of persuade

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The eighth and final reprieve followed an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Pardons at which a State Police major, who believed Smith was innocent, nearly came to blows with Smith’s prosecutor, who was just as convinced of Smith’s guilt.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
These strategies have convinced passengers to go along with fare increases and be less sensitive to price.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Definition of convince

Verb

The Derby's public address announcer implored the fans to cheer during some quiet stretches when homers — non-Phillies edition — were hit.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
The attorneys for Kirk’s family and representatives of the news media implored the judge to make Twiggs’ statements and other evidence in the case public.

— Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 9 July 2026

Definition of implore

Verb

Snooz recommends enjoying the ice cream approximately 1 to 2 hours before bedtime, according to the brand’s website.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
Public health officials recommend buying whole heads of lettuce rather than bagged, shredded or loose salad mixes (including pre-washed ones).

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 July 2026

Definition of recommend

Verb

They are accused of encouraging dissent against the regime and were convicted of broad charges of corruption, CNN’s Isobel Yeung reports.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
The Overland Park exhibition invited Black artists from across the Kansas City area to present work that reflected their identities, encouraging each artist to define themselves on their own terms.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Definition of encourage

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