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prevailed

VERB

dominate, control

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abound beat overcome prove reign succeed triumph win

STRONG

best carry command conquer domineer gain master obtain overrule predominate preponderate

WEAK

be common be current be prevalent be usual be victorious be widespread come out on top exist generally get there go great guns go places hit pay dirt luck out make it make out move out take off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit lose surrender

STRONG

follow give up yield

Example Sentences

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Prevailed over the issues of life and death.

From Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study by Leonard, Arthur Glyn

Well nigh The poor girl fell into a faint, But strength of mind and self-restraint Prevailed at last.

From Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse by Spalding, Henry

Prevailed upon at last by Mrs. Bines to taste the soup, he was soon eating as those present had of late rarely seen him eat.

From The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation by Wilson, Harry Leon

Is their pleasure so, Or must they listen? and have silent threats Prevailed, or piety unseen received So great a guerdon?

From Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan

Your stern decree Prevailed; this heart, with all a mother's anguish O'erlabored, owned the weight of public cares.

From The Bride of Messina, and On the Use of the Chorus in Tragedy by Schiller, Friedrich