PREVAILED (UPON) Synonyms: 42 Similar Words

prevailed (upon)

verb

past tense of prevail (upon)

as in urged

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In a letter to Defence Minister Luke Pollard this week, 18 MPs and one member of the House of Lords urged the government to stop using bear pelts sourced from legal culls in Canada and instead adopt faux-fur alternatives.

— James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Critics of the deal urged Bonta and other state attorneys general to resist pressure to reach a settlement that would allow Ellison’s deal to move forward.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of urged

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Menace said the response convinced him that lucha could become more than a secondary attraction.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Though Rome was not convinced (Columbus had not, to anyone’s knowledge, performed any miracles), in 1892, Pope Leo XIII did issue a special encyclical calling on all clergy in the Americas and in Europe to hold a special Mass each Columbus Day.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of convinced

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Officers tried to move him to another cell, but the other men begged them not to, saying his song and prayer put their minds at ease.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
During a bizarre San Diego break-in, a golden retriever who lives at the home begged the prowler to play.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of begged

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Alcantara induced flyouts from the first two batters in the ninth inning before walking Lars Nootbar.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Rittmeyer now says his testimony was ‘induced’ The allegations against Sandusky – a man so closely tied to the football program that had united State College, Pennsylvania, for decades – shocked the state.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of induced

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Notably, 26% of respondents said they could still be persuaded to vote for either candidate, leaving the race wide open.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Anti-mafia prosecutor Alessandra Cerreti, who has persuaded dozens of women to testify against crime families across all Italy’s crime syndicates, admits the risks are high.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of persuaded

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Lawmakers in several states have proposed restricting or even banning them.

— Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Lawrence bristled at that charge, noting that he's been protesting data centers since last fall when a wave of new projects was proposed across the district and the state.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of proposed

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The ringleader of it all was a 22-year-old rookie who hugged and high-fived his new fans and exhorted them to get louder.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
At Sunday's service, the first since the expiry of TPS protections, Toussaint exhorted his congregants to persevere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhorted

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