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That’s because prevailing winds work against the aircraft’s favor in that direction.

David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler prevail, the GOP will maintain control.

The Cardinals got the ball back with an interception of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and prevailed, at last, on kicker Zane Gonzalez’s 48-yard field goal with only 15 seconds remaining in the 10-minute overtime.

“We both expressed growing concern about the increased number of cases in the region and across the country and came to the conclusion that caution needed to prevail to protect our visitors and staff,” Feldman said.

If Republicans prevail, America will likely be stuck in gridlock.

From Fortune

They prevailed last August, obtaining—follow me here—an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of those provisions.

We were able, hopefully, to educate those policy makers… As of December of this year, cooler heads have prevailed.

Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott prevailed over former Gov. Charlie Crist in their high-profile battle.

But they also prevailed in places like Illinois and Maryland that were supposed to be safe for the Democrats.

Even if he prevailed in court, can a person really run for president of the United States while also seeking another office?

At an early hour in the evening the Farival twins were prevailed upon to play the piano.

Moderate salaries prevailed, but the sovereign was worth much more then than now, while wants were fewer.

The season was stormy, and contrary winds prevailed the greater part of the time.

Curious certainly was the method which up to then prevailed on the Great Northern system.

During all this time nothing could exceed the tranquillity which prevailed in England.

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On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to prevailed, such as: prove, beat, win, reign, succeed, and overcome.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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