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. convinces
  5. recommends
Verb
  • Myanmar's recent trajectory begs the question of what went wrong and what Myanmar's course says about both American diplomacy and democracy worldwide.
    Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • It's been a tumultuous start for Johnson's Ravens tenure, which begs the question as to why the team wouldn't just cut him as a sunk cost.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of begs
Verb
  • Experience urges two measures of caution for every one of hope.
    Nick Danby, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Morrison’s commentary urges us to realize that liberation from white supremacist, patriarchal constructs isn’t possible through enrollment in yet another white supremacist, patriarchal construct.
    Akilah Sailers, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of urges
Verb
  • Studies have shown that sleep deprivation induces immune changes that increase the risk of various diseases.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Second, the Hawking radiation that is produced isn’t confined to being right at the event horizon, but rather should emerge from any region of space that has sufficient spatial curvature, or that induces strong enough accelerations.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of induces
Verb
  • He is then approached by a social-climbing waiter named Stuart Morris (Jason Bateman), who convinces Jonathan that his aunt Maureen Collier (Marion Ross) is his sister.
    Fox News, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • He is then approached by a social-climbing waiter named Stuart Morris (Jason Bateman), who convinces Jonathan that his aunt, Maureen Collier (Marion Ross), is his sister.
    Ashley Hume, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of convinces
Verb
  • Rana recommends coming up with a secret code word to use with your family.
    Audrey Nguyen, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • BlackRock recommends bitcoin portfolio weighting of up to 2% for interested investors.
    Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of recommends
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