prevailed (upon)

verb

past tense of prevail (upon)
as in urged

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevailed (upon)
  1. urged
  2. convinced
  3. begged
  4. induced
  5. persuaded
  6. implored
  7. proposed
  8. exhorted
Verb
  • Beijing has responded by curbing exports of critical minerals to Japanese companies and urged citizens to refrain from traveling to Japan.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Thomson says Gordon urged Zakrzewski to turn on a livestream that would display his location to Fox colleagues in New York and London.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of urged
Verb
  • Not everyone is convinced Dyson has been careful to say the CameraJet has not been formally recalled.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But critics point to turmoil already seen at CBS under Skydance ownership — and aren’t convinced this new body will move the needle much, because Ellison is set to have ample oversight over appointments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of convinced
Verb
  • Sixers fans that inched near the court screamed and outright begged James to stop and turnaround and pose for pictures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • When Carrie bought rainbow suspenders in third grade, Laura begged her mother for a pair.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of begged
Verb
  • Immix Biopharma said its experimental CAR-T therapy induced complete remissions in 89% of patients with AL Amyloidosis, a rare autoimmune disorder in which toxic proteins build up in organs like the heart and kidneys.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The strongest El Niño event in recorded is history is likely by most if not all metrics, including the Relative Oceanic Niño Index, which accounts for climate change induced warming in the calculations.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of induced
Verb
  • That may be why Ellison persuaded Ynon Kreiz, the CEO of Mattel, to depart the toy giant for a job as co-CEO.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Ivey and his partner persuaded the Crockfords dealer to rotate the high-value cards 180 degrees before shuffling them back into the pack, citing some obscure superstition as justification.
    — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of persuaded
Verb
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio implored Russia on Tuesday to share more about the death of a Russian laboratory worker that was potentially related to pneumonic plague.
    — John Hudson, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Both daughters implored their father to confess to murdering their mother.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of implored
Verb
  • Amid speculation that Drexel plans to sell the 150-year-old building housing the Academy, Philadelphia's city council proposed altering local zoning overlays in order to make selling the building or converting it to other uses more difficult.
    — Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The tax measure was first proposed eight years ago in response to flagging state funding for public schools.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of proposed
Verb
  • The ringleader of it all was a 22-year-old rookie who hugged and high-fived his new fans and exhorted them to get louder.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • At Sunday's service, the first since the expiry of TPS protections, Toussaint exhorted his congregants to persevere.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhorted
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