Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevailed (upon)
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Rush urged her colleagues to be vigilant after the shooting.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Several legislators urged the University to terminate Cooper, and the university refused.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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Simpson is a Miami target, according to 247Sports, and the Hurricanes previously convinced Ward and Beck to back out of the draft and play for UM instead.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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While Block is in the fourth grade, after his family moves from Indiana to Texas, his mother withdraws him from school, convinced that a traditional academic environment will stifle his budding writerly gifts.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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According to the prosecution’s filing, Busfield had begged the family not to report him to police and promised to get therapy.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
14 Jan. 2026
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At the time, Busfield begged the family not to report the incident to law enforcement and promising to participate in psychotherapy, according to the motion.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Hailey began leaking amniotic fluid and had to be induced.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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This breakthrough uses induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to create a genetically identical miniature ecosystem.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the demonstrations are diffuse and largely leaderless, and Pezeshkian’s efforts at mediation — and the killings and arrests by security forces — have not persuaded the protesters to stay off the streets.—
Henry Austin,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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The paintings worked because viewers did not need to be persuaded that these scenes mattered.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Over the past several months, hundreds of Hoosiers who oppose the project have implored public officials to halt the project, shown up at public meetings, and protested construction.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
20 Jan. 2026
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Former George defensive lineman David Pollack, an ex-ESPN analyst and current podcaster, on Friday implored the NCAA to overturn the call.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In its statement, the BOJ revealed that board member Hajime Takata had proposed raising rates to 1%, saying that risks to prices in Japan were skewed to the upside.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Camilla suggested the same, since there certainly wasn’t enough room in the kitchen—that tiny kitchen—and leaving it out on the landing, as Alba and Milena had proposed, was an open invitation for the other tenants to steal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Other lyrics, like one in which Blow exhorted a girl in brown to stop messin’ around, bore the stamp of the rapper himself.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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In the old days, children were exhorted to be good because God sees all.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Prevailed (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevailed%20%28upon%29. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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