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
Pedro said the city attorney’s office and state Department of Industrial Relations confirmed the RFP as a prevailing wage issue.
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Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
At an organizational level, the prevailing culture can also entrench certain paths, sidelining new ideas, and leading to institutional inertia.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Non-union workers on many large projects earn a prevailing wage — the union wage — as a condition of their contractor winning the bid on the contract.
—Lorena Gonzalez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
As for the statue, despite the power, the famous strut, the hitting prowess and the reliable glove, isn’t the prevailing image from your career some form of base running, with your helmet left behind in a cloud of dust?
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
At an organizational level, the prevailing culture can also entrench certain paths, sidelining new ideas, and leading to institutional inertia.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Non-union workers on many large projects earn a prevailing wage — the union wage — as a condition of their contractor winning the bid on the contract.
—Lorena Gonzalez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
As for the statue, despite the power, the famous strut, the hitting prowess and the reliable glove, isn’t the prevailing image from your career some form of base running, with your helmet left behind in a cloud of dust?
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevail
Verb
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Two, the Padres can win a wild-card playoff berth without adding a catcher.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Until Sunday’s Wimbledon final, Jannik Sinner had won all three of his major singles titles on hardcourts.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Sure, who had recently survived a life-threatening illness, hinted that more revelations were forthcoming in his memoir.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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The car sold at auction is one of nine built for filming, only two of which survived the production, according to Bonhams.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
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According to halacha, Shabbat begins a few minutes before sunset and lasts for 25 hours.—
Dan Fellner,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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The drier conditions are expected to last through Friday before more rain is in the weekend forecast.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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“Prevail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevail. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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