Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevailed (upon)
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The Police Department urged drivers in the area to take alternate routes.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Stanton opposed it, and urged the group to hold out for a universal-suffrage law, though no such amendment was forthcoming.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Archos, who grew up in the family restaurant business, had already opened several successful Wildberry Pancake and Cafe locations in Chicago and the suburbs, and was convinced his hospitality experience would serve him well in the nascent cannabis industry.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Tony, played by George Psarras, is convinced that his wife Margot (Gwynnevere Cristobal) is cheating on him.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Oprah begged me to talk to her.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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Someone rushed off and begged Sava to love them back.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Under the penalty induced pressure, Amery goalie Carter Meyer registered 29 saves, including 22 over the final two periods.—
Jim Hoehn,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
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Dylan Volantis induced three weak groundouts in an easy first for the Longhorns.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The first lady persuaded her husband Franklin Delano Roosevelt to authorize the Lincoln Memorial as the site of Marian Anderson’s concert.—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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While working there, Anderson persuaded Burkle to provide him with $100,000 in seed capital to launch his lobbying firm Platinum Advisors, according to the complaint filed by Burkle’s company.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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At halftime, Grams implored his team to step on the gas, stop shooting 3s and penetrate the ball into the paint.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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One of the victim's parents implored lawmakers to ban such weapons.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Governments get involved Despite official warnings published by China's state media about OpenClaw's security risks, several local governments have proposed incentives in the past week to encourage companies to develop applications using the AI tool.—
Evelyn Cheng,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Schock doesn't agree with everything the president has proposed, such as his call to nationalize elections and have Republicans take over administration of voting in at least 15 places.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
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Dezenzo exhorted local organizations to coordinate with the Planning Board to present a united community front and improve chances for success.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Coaches exhorted George to keep shooting — and so did Poole.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
9 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 15 Mar. 2026.
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