prevailed (upon)

verb

Definition of prevailed (upon)next
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. recommended
Verb
  • These initiatives urged the Egyptian Football Association to promote the game in all parts of the country and thus, creating an official league.
    Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Anyone with information regarding Cody's death is urged to contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit at 713-274-9100 or the Crime Stoppers unit at 713-222-8477.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of urged
Verb
  • Bean and Smith were seen on video wrestling with Nichols and holding his arms, while also hitting him, but the jury was not convinced those actions amounted to civil rights violations.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The clients were easily convinced.
    Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of convinced
Verb
  • The family has begged the public to alert authorities to anyone matching the dancer’s description.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
  • This find begged many questions for researchers about the sophistication of these ancient species.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of begged
Verb
  • As the pursuit of non-hallucinogenic psychedelics advances, the definition of a trip as something induced by a discrete set of substances is set to evolve alongside them.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Subsequently, shining visible light on the entire filter paper induced a photochemical ring-opening reaction, erasing the pattern created through the application of heat.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of induced
Verb
  • Having persuaded many leading brands and designers to stop using fur and leather, animal rights activists have set their sights on convincing more brands to do away with down feathers.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Her intractability eventually persuaded Kishan Patel and Teeny Chirichillo to flip the script and vote Aysha out instead.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of persuaded
Verb
  • Officials implored travelers from coming into the region to keep the roads clear for emergency vehicles.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Cooper implored residents in western North Carolina to avoid travel, both for their own safety and to keep roads clear for emergency vehicles.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of implored
Verb
  • For instance, Microsoft proposed the Copilot governance framework.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Her hull shape and fully electric propulsion system with inline contra rotating propellers is an evolution from the Breathe concept first proposed in 2010.
    Bill Springer, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of proposed
Verb
  • These clumps of cells, called polyps, can be discovered by any number of tests that are doctor recommended based on a person's age and other risk factors including a family history of colorectal cancer and lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet, and physical activity levels.
    Daryl Austin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The prosecution had recommended a prison sentence of six to seven months, but the judge ordered the longer sentence, based on seriousness of the case.
    Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of recommended
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