1
as in to win
to achieve victory (as in a contest)
we shall prevail despite the overwhelming odds
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2
as in to survive
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
a custom that still prevails in many areas of Africa
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Recent Examples of prevail
Olympic Heights also prevailed in a 14-round penalty-kick shootout in the regional semifinals.
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Other times, they were described as being DVD cleaners, though prevailing evidence suggests their main selling point is their ability to temporarily relax the sphincter muscle.
—Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
For many, keeping hair out of the face and eyes seemed to be a prevailing rule.
—Simbarashe Cha, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Penn State might have hoped that the Terps had prevailed against the Wolverines.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Other times, they were described as being DVD cleaners, though prevailing evidence suggests their main selling point is their ability to temporarily relax the sphincter muscle.
—Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
For many, keeping hair out of the face and eyes seemed to be a prevailing rule.
—Simbarashe Cha, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Penn State might have hoped that the Terps had prevailed against the Wolverines.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevail
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Chicago Tribune Arnold Palmer, who cooked up the notion of the modern Grand Slam in 1960 — after Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan had achieved it — played the PGA Championship 34 times without winning to complete the slam.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Federer had to wait five months from winning the Swiss Indoors in October 2018 to the Dubai Championships in March 2019 to complete the century.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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And seriously, shouldn't surviving that nightmare initial Vula tribe designation be worth a cool million bucks?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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She's also accused in Arizona of conspiring with Cox to attempt to kill her niece's ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux, who was shot at in the fall of 2019 but survived.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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The journey is expected to last approximately 10 minutes, per The Associated Press.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Our customers are drawn to pieces that hold lasting value and significance.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Prevail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevail. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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