prevailed (on or upon)

past tense of prevail (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevailed (on or upon)
Verb
  • Pope Francis fervently willed the Acutis sainthood case forward — convinced that the church needed someone like him to attract young Catholics to the faith while addressing the promises and perils of the digital age.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Joan and her dad are both convinced the world is going to end when that volcano erupts, but only one of them is willing to put themselves on the line in order to stop it.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fugitive Chicago bank president Paul Stensland — who fled the city with more than $1 million — was tracked down in Tangier, Morocco, by the Tribune, which persuaded him to surrender and tell his story.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Preparation for this might involve ensuring that proprietary and legacy systems can be persuaded to play nicely with agents.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Packers satisfied a major need by adding an elite pass rusher.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Arsenal have been in talks with Porto over Kiwior, Stuttgart over Vieira and Fulham over Nelson, but no offer has satisfied their demands.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Mike Judge has brought the series back twice, first in 2011 and again in 2022.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • As of Wednesday evening, 40% of the fire was brought under containment by a fire crew of 44.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Prevailed (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevailed%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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