Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevails (upon)
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Stephen then begs Lucy to leave with him, only to abandon her on the side of the road.—
Olivia Truffaut-Wong,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026 -
Look for a location with spring weather that begs for time on patios, in the pool, on the golf course, pedaling on a bike, or soaking up beauty on or along the water.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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Adrienne urges Marge to whip the pooch into shape.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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Your Dog’s Crate Make a home for your pup outside of your cooking space, urges Aston Moody of Aston Moody Interiors in Columbia, South Carolina.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The magnet’s movement over the copper block induces a current in the block, which, in turn, generates an opposing magnetic field, producing heat.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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These parallels suggest that heart failure induces T cells to behave similarly to those in autoimmune disease rather than those that heal injuries.—
Shyam Bansal,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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Robbins implores all people, but especially older generations, to get familiar with new technology.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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This film implores us to take action with a message that is timeless and timely.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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This leads us to another revelation of decoherence theory, the one that persuades me that Zurek’s theory now tells a complete story.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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Most of the passengers are content to wait for the driver to figure things out, but Folarin persuades a passing truck driver to take him and his sons the rest of the way.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Carol, a reclusive and disgruntled bestselling romantasy author, exhorts her reticent audience of five immune English speakers to reclaim human agency against the milquetoast, obsequious blob and join her in a quest to reverse the happiness apocalypse.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
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There is also a growing rhetoric that exhorts the virtues of blue-collar labor.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But Saccharine slips off the rails, especially once Hana convinces Josie that Bertha’s spirit has latched onto her in malevolent ways, growing bigger and stronger all the time.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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But the feint convinces almost no one, because Newsom is perhaps the least Falstaffian man in wine.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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The American Red Cross recommends preparing for a potential power outage by collecting supplies, including coolers, ice, water, flashlights, batteries, a first aid kit, a seven-day supply of medication and more.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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To support the hardworking demands of cooking and meal prepping while also allowing the space to soften in the evening, Glueck recommends a mix of ambient, task, and accent lighting.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Prevails (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevails%20%28upon%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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