Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevailed (upon)
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Footage of the incident shows King Charles greeting dozens of residents when one man shouted at him, asking whether the monarch had urged police to investigate his disgraced brother, according to The Times.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026 -
His statements come after Trump moved to cut oil supply to the country and urged Cuban leaders to strike a deal, following the capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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By March 2024, the Street to Home pilot successfully convinced 116 people living on the subway to enter permanent housing, accounting for nearly 30% of the 397 housing placements made through the city’s end-of-line subway outreach.—
Jeffrey Ginsburg,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Last year, many were convinced American politics would be destabilized by videos manipulated by artificial intelligence, or lulled into a post-truth stupor by AI slop.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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In a packed auditorium Wednesday night at the Idaho State Capitol, dozens of people with voices shaking and tears in their eyes begged lawmakers to hear their stories.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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At Dilley, Maria begged to be reunited with her cat, Milo.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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This is not the first time AI systems, induced to interact with other AIs or themselves, have acted surprisingly.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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Neurological evidence such as magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, is widely used in court to show whether and to what extent brain damage induced a person to commit a violent act.—
Christopher M. Filley,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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Stephanie Martin, a breakfast station cook at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center, was persuaded to participate by Brian Reese, the resort’s sous chef and last year’s people’s choice winner.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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Authoritative, sonorous and compelling, his is the voice that persuaded millions that the Martians had landed in Grover’s Mills, New Jersey in The War of the Worlds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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With his stick stuck in his pads, Swayman took off his mask and implored Vasilevskiy to do the same.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Their comments came after Billie Eilish implored fellow A-listers to speak out about what’s going on in Minneapolis and other cities around the country.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2026
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After hours of House of Commons debate, a vote was averted when the government gave in to lawmakers' anger and agreed that the Intelligence and Security Committee would decide what papers should be published, rather than a senior civil servant as Starmer had proposed.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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However, the countries could voluntarily agree to abide by the agreement for another year, as Putin has proposed.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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In an election statement in 2025, WGA West board member Adam Conover — who has his own popular channel on YouTube with nearly a million subscribers— exhorted the union to organize around YouTube and podcasts.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the week, several groups including clergy, immigrant groups and labor unions exhorted residents to support the Friday protest and not shop nor attend school or work that day.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Prevailed (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevailed%20%28upon%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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