prevails (upon)

verb

Definition of prevails (upon)next
present tense third-person singular of prevail (upon)
as in begs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevails (upon)
  1. begs
  2. urges
  3. induces
  4. recommends
Verb
  • Those expectations were too high as the NDRC doesn’t have the ability to announce the fiscal stimulus bazooka, which kind of begs the question, why host it?
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • So this begs the question of, who was this blush made for?
    Lyric Christian, Essence, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of begs
Verb
  • Libras are adept at balancing conflicting interests, but this week’s urges sure do present a conundrum!
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The single-shot strategy urges voters to cast a ballot for only one of the two seats, which strengthens that candidate while depriving candidates of the second seat of a vote.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of urges
Verb
  • Unlike the conventional model, in which a successful negative pickup induces the distributor to want to take the franchise in-house, Cineverse is content to keep its expense profile on Terrifier extremely low.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
  • It's widely believed that Blanchard was a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy; a rare form of abuse in which a guardian exaggerates or induces illness in a child for sympathy and attention.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of induces
Verb
  • Czech recommends using the tool for about seven minutes a day; all motions should be completed on either side of the face.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Stubbs recommends wearing yours open, in what may feel like a counterintuitive styling choice, but that promises just the right amount of ease.
    Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of recommends
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