prevail (upon)

verb

Definition of prevail (upon)next
as in to talk (into)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevail (upon)
  1. beg
  2. urge
  3. induce
  4. persuade
  5. convince
  6. implore
  7. recommend
  8. encourage
Verb
  • With fans begging for the Ngannou vs. Jones bout, Davis speaks on what imaginary hurdles are present that are keeping this fight from occurring.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • After Isla sees Alice (Fox) in a sim display and begs her father for the shiny toy, Nick sees the value of having assistance around the house.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of beg
Verb
  • Bragg's office urged Merchan to reject Trump's motion to dismiss the case in light of the Republican's 2024 election victory.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Nobel Prize winners urge senators to oppose confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attend a campaign event sponsored by conservative group Turning Point USA, in Duluth, Georgia, U.S., October 23, 2024.
    Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of urge
Verb
  • Both drugs are used to induce abortions and help clear miscarriages.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Chelsea Wootton, 31, was scheduled to be induced at 41 weeks pregnant, her law firm Irwin Mitchell said, according to the BBC.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of induce
Verb
  • Four vulnerabilities in WebKit were fixed in iOS 18.2, allowing memory corruption if you were persuaded to interact with malicious web content.
    Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • For Democrats who agree with Raskin, no amount of calls for returning to normalcy will persuade them to attend Trump's swearing-in ceremony.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of persuade
Verb
  • But the legal precedent relevant to the merger defines their competitors as other supermarkets as well as supercenter operators like Walmart – and neither judge was convinced to alter that methodology.
    Alexander Coolidge, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The Defense Needs To Sway One Individual It has also been noted that while prosecutors need to convince the entire panel of an individual's guilt, the defense team needs to reach just a single individual.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of convince
Verb
  • Lyons implored the people in the bar to call the police.
    Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The findings sparked a firestorm of media coverage imploring people to immediately throw away any black plastic utensils in their kitchens.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of implore
Verb
  • Blood Assurance is recommending that more than 70 hospitals in the region postpone elective surgeries until Jan. 24 to allow the organization to rebuild inventory.
    Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The following breakout is recommended: 15 - 25, 26 - 35, 36 - 45, 46 - 55, 56 - 65, 66 - 75, 76 - 85, 86 - 95.
    Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of recommend
Verb
  • If a person has a bad reaction to a vaccine, federal officials encourage reporting to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Wolfe designed a big sequence near the end, and Favreau encouraged him to direct the sequence himself.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of encourage
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