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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevailed (upon)
Verb
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So in August 2008, the federal government recalled the bassinets and urged families and caregivers to stop using them.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
7 May 2026 -
Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.—
Kendrick Calfee
May 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Of course, not all officers were readily convinced.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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If the prover reveals two different colors in response to every challenge, the verifier will eventually be convinced that the prover knows a valid coloring.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
11 May 2026
Verb
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The crowd begged him to come out, tip his cap, take their adulation.—
Paul Hardart,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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At BookCon, readers begged and pleaded to make it off the standby line into a panel featuring Dinniman and the series’ audiobook narrator, Jeff Hays.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
Verb
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In August 2024, I was induced at 40 weeks following a healthy pregnancy, but developed preeclampsia in the hospital.—
Tina Sturdevant,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Mejia got Trea Turner to fly out to right, struck out dangerous slugger Kyle Schwarber, and induced Bryce Harper to ground out to second baseman Edouard Julien to secure his second save of the season.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Historically, Angelenos didn’t need to be persuaded to ride the train.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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But the price was worth it for Bischofberger, who persuaded Warhol to give him right of first refusal for his art, a stipulation that the artist upheld until his death in 1987.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
9 May 2026
Verb
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His teammates implored him to receive immediate medical attention.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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His teammates and coaches have implored him to be aggressive, not to scale back too much.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Biden, whose administration was on the losing side of some key Supreme Court rulings, proposed sweeping changes to the court in 2024, including 18-year term limits for justices and a binding code of conduct.—
Andrew Chung,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Reports also indicate Bezos proposed to his wife on the yacht, so perhaps there’s sentimental value there for the couple.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Amal and Hezbollah officials told the ambassador-designate to remain in Lebanon and exhorted the government to reverse its decision.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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As the timer passed seven minutes, Steve Eckert exhorted a whimpering young man to dunk his head underwater.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Prevailed (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevailed%20%28upon%29. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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