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prevailed on

VERB

persuade, influence

Synonyms

WEAK

affect argue into bring around convince crack dispose draw get get around impress incline induce promote prompt put across ram down throat sell suck in sway talk into win over

Antonyms

WEAK

discourage dissuade leave alone

VERB

persuade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

prevail upon

WEAK

affect argue into bring around convince crack dispose draw get get around impress incline induce influence promote prompt put across sell suck in sway talk into win over

Example Sentences

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In a squeaker race for Cannes’ top prize, Romanian director Cristian Mungiu prevailed on Saturday, taking the Palme d’Or for his tense community drama “Fjord.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The Belarusian Sabalenka prevailed on that occasion, fighting back from a set down to win her first Grand Slam crown.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

We filed and won two appeals to extend her time, then we prevailed on the CEO of the center to stop the discharge orders until her days ran out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

It was during the same event that he lamented that the Allies prevailed on D-Day, suggesting the 78-year-old was in one of his increasingly common moments of uninhibited honesty.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025

My father prevailed on some friends to clothe and house us temporarily; then he moved us into another house on the outskirts of East Lansing.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey