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verb

present participle of prevail

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Recent Examples of prevailing
Verb
Code converters are the prevailing migration tool today. Mike Waas, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 Energy analysts have warned about a prevailing sense of bearish sentiment in the market, even as flaring tensions in the Middle East threaten to reach a new boiling point. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024 In recent years, brown has played an integral role in informing and building both the transformative and restorative justice movements by way of two prevailing organizing methodologies, each with a corresponding book. Fran Tirado, Them, 3 Oct. 2024 Last week, SmackDown went head-to-head with its old network’s telecast of the Washington-Rutgers game, prevailing in the 18-49 demo with 602,000 viewers (compared to 512,000 for Fox’s Big 10 football coverage). Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevailing
Adjective
  • Perhaps not coincidentally, by the time the first season ended, Tulsa King had become less of a lighthearted dramedy — about an old-fashioned New York crime boss way out of his element — and more of a conventional crime drama with betrayals, gunfights, and brooding regrets.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Drone fleets are impractical if not impossible to shoot down with conventional projectiles.
    Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • HBCUs in general have reportedly been receiving more attention from Black students amid an end to affirmative action and diversity, equity and inclusion offices in states such as Texas.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
  • During the intermissions, the composer, frail and racked with pain, remained sitting in the general manager’s box.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Iconoclast, a music management company, acquired the publishing rights to the Grammy-winning rapper and actress’s entire catalog.
    Kori Hale, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Harris would end up winning the seat for San Francisco district attorney, with Binder's help.
    Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The only surviving print, while in excellent condition, was missing its third reel, which encompassed Renfield’s seduction by Dracula’s brides and the count’s stormy voyage to England.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Understanding what might help can be the key to surviving this challenging period together.
    Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • The smaller sensors means less light intake, so all four lenses require night mode more than usual.
    Ben Sin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Another risk is getting worse sleep than usual, which affects mood, alertness, and performance the next day.
    Matt Fuchs, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Our first test is UL's PCMark 10, which simulates a variety of real-world productivity and office workflows to measure overall system performance and also includes a storage subtest for the primary drive.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The company continues to focus on returning to overall profitability and is pursuing strategic partnerships to strengthen long-term profitability.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Starting young with an age-appropriate strength training program can help kids develop good movement patterns and incorporate exercise into their routine, which can have lasting benefits for their health into adulthood.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The beginning of the first shooting video in one X post captured what sounded like one shot after another initially, until seconds later there was a steady stream of gunfire that appeared to come from multiple guns lasting several minutes.
    Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Trump, who will become the 47th president of the United States, defeated current Vice President Kamala Harris, with at least 277 Electoral College votes, as of mid-Wednesday.
    Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Well Development Inc, with a pro rata stock distribution to current shareholders.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024

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“Prevailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevailing. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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