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prevails

VERB

dominate, control

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abound beat overcome prove reign succeed triumph win

STRONG

best carry command conquer domineer gain master obtain overrule predominate preponderate

WEAK

be common be current be prevalent be usual be victorious be widespread come out on top exist generally get there go great guns go places hit pay dirt luck out make it make out move out take off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit lose surrender

STRONG

follow give up yield

Example Sentences

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Former world champion Okolie said he hoped "sense prevails" as he explained the failed test came after treatment for an injury.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

If peace prevails, jet fuel prices will ultimately come down, but it’s unlikely to be a swift return to normal.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The professors traced this midterm pattern to the elevated level of uncertainty that prevails before the midterms and the resolution of that uncertainty after the midterms.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

If Ms. Cook prevails and Mr. Powell remains on the board, all seven seats on the Federal Reserve Board will be taken—leaving no place to put Mr. Warsh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

It gives great pleasure to the Editor to hear, from every quarter of our City, that universal health prevails in a degree equal to any former period.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy