prevail (over)

verb

Definition of prevail (over)next
as in to overcome
to achieve a victory over prevailed over their traditional rivals for the first time in years

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevail (over)
  1. overcome
  2. defeat
  3. master
  4. best
  5. take
  6. get
  7. beat
  8. conquer
Verb
  • Democrats have been struggling to overcome disarray in other messy primaries across this year’s midterm calendar.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Ding said optical interconnects are becoming essential for overcoming the scalability limits of conventional server architectures.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of overcome
Verb
  • Calypso had been banished to live on the island of Ogygia after the Olympians defeated the Titans long ago.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • Tiffany Stratton qualified by defeating Jacy Jayne, while Jade Cargill advanced via disqualification against Nia Jax after Charlotte Flair's interference.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of defeat
Verb
  • Managing their lifecycle is a competence unto itself, and one that your organization will need to master.
    — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Kids with special needs benefit from using items to develop and master these skills, such as jigsaw puzzles, art sets, or modeling dough.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of master
Verb
  • In this afternoon's earnings release , the company bested estimates.
    — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • No one has bested Just Fontaine’s record-breaking tally in 1958, when the France forward netted 13 times despite the nation losing in their semi-final.
    — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of best
Verb
  • Asking for help is a sign of strength, and taking that first step can put you on the path to feeling better.
    — Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • Medically assisted suicide generally involves a patient voluntarily taking lethal medication prescribed by a doctor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Definition of take
Verb
  • The city banned data centers near transit and the Beltline, but this one is trying to get an exception.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • Residents in Congressional District 24 will get a chance to hear from candidates running to fill the seat of outgoing Congresswoman Frederica Wilson at a forum held in Little Haiti.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of get
Verb
  • Never has a team appeared so beatable while so rarely being beaten.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The Royals beat the Padres 6-1 to win the three-game series outright.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2026
Definition of beat
Verb
  • The tide, in the form of the conquering Taliban, has washed it away.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 July 2026
  • In southern Ecuador, the Cañari were conquered by Quechuan speakers, and their own language went extinct.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of conquer
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