PREVAILED (UPON) Synonyms: 42 Similar Words

prevailed (upon)

verb

past tense of prevail (upon)

as in urged

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Eisenkot urged him to do so, arguing that military force without a diplomatic strategy could not deliver a lasting victory.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
However, experts urged caution when drawing sweeping conclusions from subgroup survey data.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of urged

Verb

Yet future Israeli leaders may not be overly concerned about that problem, convinced that Israel, with its military might and technological edge, has too much to offer potential partners to be ignored or isolated.

— Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
Uthmeier used the case to attack the constitutionality of judicial waivers and convinced the court of appeals to strike down the law.

— Jim Defede, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of convinced

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Another concerned resident, Richard Dean, provided emails in which he all but begged the city to do something about the animal.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Theo was not rich, and Vincent constantly complained about being broke, with not even enough money for food, and often practically begged his brother for more money.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of begged

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Cole Sulser came in for Tampa Bay and induced a 5-4 fielder’s choice, with a stellar play by Caminero to field the ball on a short-hop to end the threat and send the game to the 9th inning.

— Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
The Wayne State 2025 study also found that administering testosterone after injury reduced excessive cardiovascular reactivity induced by traumatic brain injury.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of induced

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Unconvinced that politicians will help These political gestures have not persuaded Linda Moodie, an independent who's been volunteering with Conserve Ohio.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
The missions never fully persuaded shippers that these waterways were safe—especially the Red Sea—or prevented Iran and the Houthis from eventually returning to their efforts to exploit the chokepoints.

— Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of persuaded

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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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