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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevailed (upon)
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Officials in Hood County, Texas, for example, rejected a proposal for a six-month moratorium after a state senator urged the Texas attorney general to intervene and prevent the measure.
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Van Diggelen urged her colleagues to be open to diverse conversations and understand that men and women operate differently.
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Not everyone is convinced the project will be beneficial.
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Larys convinced Aegon to ride out the Dance of the Dragons in Essos, but the pair doesn’t make it as far as Duskendale before they’re intercepted by Rhaenyra’s soldiers.
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Following the settlement, McAfee wrote to Martin to apologize, but also begged her to move on.
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Zayn, then, begged for Rhodes’ honesty.
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Because the researchers induced boredom before measuring creativity, the findings suggest a causal effect rather than a simple association.
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She was induced into a coma in early May, after being hospitalized for emergency intestinal surgery.
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Seeking eyewitness testimonies, Gordon’s team tracked down Toek Tik, whom the lawyer befriended and ultimately persuaded to talk on the record.
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The administration has persuaded several dozen countries to take in deportees who are not their own citizens, including African countries plagued by armed conflict, civil unrest and political turmoil, like South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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One Republican close to the White House, who requested anonymity to speak candidly, implored the White House to be more defensive on gas prices.
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Fans in Madison Square Garden at times implored the owner, James Dolan, to sell the team.
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However, nobody to date has proposed doing so by overturning gerontocracy.
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This was a decrease from the $1 billion previously proposed in the legislation.
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Days after Kirk was killed, his wife, Erika, exhorted his followers to join a church.
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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.
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“Prevailed (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevailed%20%28upon%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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