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prevail
verb as in dominate, control
Example Sentences
“And we will continue to organize, pray, advocate and stand shoulder-to-shoulder until justice prevails.”
In situations where “you can’t have an independent response,” Almond said, a person is more likely to accede to the room’s prevailing opinion.
"We stand at the edge of a new era - one where our natural rights will prevail," she told viewers.
Vindictive prosecution defenses are so rarely successful that legal experts struggle to recall the last time such an argument prevailed.
It blew topsy-turvy in an eastward direction, borne by fate and the prevailing winds toward the wide, unforgiving sea.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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