Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevailed (upon)
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Anyone with information regarding this incident was urged to contact the Chandler Police Department at 480-782-4130.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025 -
House Democrats have urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to provide funding for November SNAP benefits, noting the department can use the program's contingency fund and transfer other dollars to support the program through next month.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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Steven Spielberg saw the original cut of the film prior to its release in which Katie dies, and convinced Peli to reshoot the more ominous ending where Featherston simply goes missing.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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And by the end of it, we were convinced that this would be a go for us.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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By winter, as conditions worsened, Wasefi’s family and friends begged him to leave.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Finch begged for Conley to be more aggressive at various points last season, but the point guard never grabbed the reins with aggression.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
21 Oct. 2025
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Plus, there have been more personal revelations, such as how Pratt is suffering from eczema induced by fire debris toxins.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Interestingly, only 18% of the phages that had been predicted by models could be induced in the pure living cultures.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Oct. 2025
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As reported by the Columbus Dispatch, Judge Page was particularly persuaded by concerns about fairness and equity.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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De Marco, who has a gray goatee and an easy laugh, had persuaded Imperiale to become a pentito, or state’s witness, in exchange for a lighter sentence.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Vance, for example, last month implored people to report anyone welcoming Kirk’s death to their respective employers.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Oct. 2025
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Warner implored teammates afterward to summon a next-man-up mentality and have his back.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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More than 45 states have passed or proposed laws to make deepfakes without consent a crime.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Fountain Hills to weigh proposed Charlie Kirk statue Are there concerns about how Kirk's death is affecting faith communities?—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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They’re exhorted to fine-tune their self-presentation to the public rather than to their supervisor.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Johnson exhorted at a Labor Day workers rally.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Prevailed (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevailed%20%28upon%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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