prevailed (upon)

past tense of prevail (upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevailed (upon)
Verb
  • Krasner also urged any other potential victims of King to come forward.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But Vance recently urged Americans to call the employers of those who posted improper sentiments about slain activist Charlie Kirk.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In college, Cannon convinced his a cappella group to screen print on the company's blank shirts.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Despite Martin’s stage presence and star power, producers for the awards show disapproved of the idea, convinced a Latin act singing primarily in Spanish wouldn’t work for the show.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And people have begged for a patio and full bar.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In a rare appearance on C-SPAN on Thursday, House Speaker Mike Johnson heard from one military mom who begged him to bring the House back to session to pass a standalone bill to provide military troops pay during the government shutdown.
    Lauren Peller, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For example, researchers in China published findings in 2024 in which a female patient’s stem cells were taken from her body, chemically induced to differentiate into insulin-producing cells in the laboratory, and then reimplanted in her body.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • At 41 weeks, she was induced and labored for hours before doctors determined an emergency C-section was necessary.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Putin will not be persuaded by bluster and self-congratulation alone.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In Bohn's case, after he was contacted on Facebook, the perpetrator persuaded him to move the conversation to Telegram.
    Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Warner implored teammates afterward to summon a next-man-up mentality and have his back.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Minnesota implored Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels to devour Jamal Murray in 2024.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Denise Dupre’s love affair with France started when her husband, former Bain Capital managing director Mark Nunnelly, proposed in the Burgundy region in 1989.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Aldi has proposed a new 20,664-square-foot grocery store in Franklin.
    Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson exhorted at a Labor Day workers rally.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Pulte has lambasted Fed chair Powell in social media posts and television interviews, called for lower short-term interest rates, and exhorted Congress to probe the Fed over a cost overrun.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Prevailed (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevailed%20%28upon%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!