Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevailed (upon)
Verb
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Lawyers for Cook urged the court not to fire her, rejecting the allegations.—
Claire Cameron,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025 -
South African products were pulled from grocery stores in the West, campaigners urged divestment and bank exits, and many musicians refused to play in the apartheid state.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Until recently, many astronomers were convinced the Andromeda Galaxy would collide and merge with our galaxy in around 4 billion years.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Brat Pack alum convinced his spouse to give him the greenlight by sharing the hefty payday that Comedy Central offered him.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During the attack, Yates repeatedly pressed the cell’s emergency call button and begged deputies over the intercom to intervene.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The conversation begged all manner of questions.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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The rise of streaming, along with social media and AI, has amplified pressure on legacy businesses and induced consolidation as traditional players chase the scale and clout of tech companies like Netflix and YouTube.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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But right-hander Spencer Bivens recorded a strikeout and induced a foul pop with the bases loaded, and third baseman Matt Chapman fell into the netting while catching it to preserve a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Engels persuaded the skeptical Marx that the working class was history’s true engine.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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Bivins would end up betraying Villar when FBI agents persuaded him to call the roofer on July 15, 2024, on their burner cellphones.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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But since then, he’s been implored by teammates and coaches to be more assertive and aggressive offensively.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Cannon implored the crowd a few songs into the set, amid a steady pulse of production lights and backup dancers.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Christopher Perry, a Durham resident, proposed to his fiancée, Kristen Seidel, in Italy in 2024.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with Vogue, Swank revealed that Misha Collins’ wife Victoria Vantoch set the pair up on a blind date, and a year-and-a-half later, Schneider proposed in Colorado.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Johnson exhorted at a Labor Day workers rally.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Pulte has lambasted Fed chair Powell in social media posts and television interviews, called for lower short-term interest rates, and exhorted Congress to probe the Fed over a cost overrun.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Prevailed (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevailed%20%28upon%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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