prevailed (upon)

verb

past tense of prevail (upon)
as in urged

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevailed (upon)
  1. urged
  2. convinced
  3. begged
  4. induced
  5. persuaded
  6. implored
  7. proposed
  8. exhorted
Verb
  • Leipzig had locker room issues a few years ago, when a few players were regarded as not pulling their weight — and Schlager was one of the senior figures who challenged them and urged them to improve their mentality.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • SpaceX shares rose about 7% on Tuesday, on pace to snap a seven-session losing streak after analysts at Macquarie reiterated their outperform rating and urged investors to buy the recent weakness.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Definition of urged
Verb
  • Having convinced the wide player that coming under his tutelage is the right next step, following talks with Chelsea post-Rogers’ sale, Garnacho is set for a critical, arguably career-defining, 12 months.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Lassally wanted Craig Ferguson for the job and eventually convinced the network to sign the Scottish comedian.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of convinced
Verb
  • Odysseus, still under disguise, begged for food from the suitors at dinner that night.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • At one point, Guinness begged director George Lucas to kill off Obi-Wan.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
Definition of begged
Verb
  • This is likely the first-ever humanoid robot induced strike, although there are other issues at play in the current union negotiations.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • By every ordinary rule of public life, the South Station scene should have induced annoyance or caused embarrassment.
    — Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026
Definition of induced
Verb
  • Four lobbyists who persuaded their clients to pay tour expenses, but did not report them, now face misdemeanor violations of the gift ban.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • These alerts were what had persuaded Roschelle to buy an Alexa when her daughters were five and six.
    — Jessica Contrera, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of persuaded
Verb
  • The Derby's public address announcer implored the fans to cheer during some quiet stretches when homers — non-Phillies edition — were hit.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • The attorneys for Kirk’s family and representatives of the news media implored the judge to make Twiggs’ statements and other evidence in the case public.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Definition of implored
Verb
  • Perhaps a Dictionary of the Moon and an Embassy of the Moon, as Dutch artist Marjolijn van Heemstra has proposed, will become possibilities in the future.
    — Aparna Venkatesan, Space.com, 20 July 2026
  • For instance, proposed 2026 HIPAA updates would require annual risk assessments to explicitly cover AI systems and require companies to document all AI tools in use.
    — Ryan Grant, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of proposed
Verb
  • Days after Kirk was killed, his wife, Erika, exhorted his followers to join a church.
    — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Even so, Bozzo exhorted the community to continue relying on the city and gathering in spaces that felt safer, like churches or city-run events.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Definition of exhorted
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