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prevails (upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of prevail (upon)
as in begs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevails (upon)
  1. begs
  2. urges
  3. induces
  4. implores
  5. persuades
  6. exhorts
  7. convinces
  8. recommends
Verb
  • In order to create the experience, the outlet will focus on the famous Red and Blue kitchens, show experiences, and a prominent bar that begs you to join us for a drink.
    — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The film ends with Sally and Gary happily in love, which begs a question that’s been gestating for 28 years — doesn’t that slap him with a death sentence?
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of begs
Verb
  • Russian attacks have damaged or destroyed more than 500 locomotives since 2022, as Kyiv urges partners to supply rail equipment critical for evacuations, logistics and the wartime economy.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • However, moving forward, how Bird urges players like Wilson, 30, to prioritize Team USA will be interesting.
    — Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of urges
Verb
  • Perfecting the work inch by inch, writing from the first word toward the last, displays the courage and fear this method induces.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Like most psychedelics, psilocybin’s effects are the result of interactions with a specific type of serotonin receptor in the brain, which both triggers the characteristic hallucinations and euphoria and induces neural plasticity.
    — Mike McRae August 19, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of induces
Verb
  • Zelensky implores world leaders to toughen pressure on Russia as escalating missile and drone barrages pound Kyiv and other cities, killing civilians despite years of sanctions and diplomatic isolation.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Security soon arrives on the scene as someone implores them to take one of the men to jail.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of implores
Verb
  • The eight-episode series, written by Peter Ocko, follows a giant tech conglomerate that persuades the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved fallen officer, Alex Murphy (Stevens).
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Nia then persuades Tefa to join her in smuggling cell phones into the regional prison.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of persuades
Verb
  • In Paris, signage exhorts Métro riders to hydrate regularly, stay attentive to those who are most vulnerable, et cetera.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • On her deathbed, Mary exhorts her son to take advantage of this situation in grotesquely self-serving terms at odds with the movie’s overall soak-the-rich ethos.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of exhorts
Verb
  • Patricia Jones Macklin, an election protection volunteer with the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, said she’s seen little that convinces her that voter fraud is a common issue.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Nathan overhears a snippet of this exchange, which convinces him that Joe is engaged in an all-out smear campaign against him.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of convinces
Verb
  • The federal agency recommends that people who get traditional Medicare also enroll in Part D, which provides prescription drug coverage.
    — Michelle Marchante September 15, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • For a more definitive result, Virginia Cooperative Extension recommends having a qualified laboratory analyze a sample.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of recommends
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“Prevails (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevails%20%28upon%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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