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prevailing

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verb

present participle of prevail

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevailing
Adjective
  • The image - more grainy than conventional high-resolution photographs and in black and white - appears to show the debris of several aircraft located along the runway of the Belaya military air base or parked in protective revetments nearby.
    Tom Balmforth, USA Today, 5 June 2025
  • For more details on the nature of conventional AI versus AGI and ASI, see my analysis at the link here.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Pecans Pecans — as well as nuts in general — are a great item to buy in bulk at Costco.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • One former board member was Bean’s secretary, who had donated money to his wife’s campaigns for Knox County circuit, general sessions and juvenile court clerk, according to Betty Bean and local news reports at the time.
    Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • None lasted more than three years, and only Nagy produced a winning season.
    Phil Rogers, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The Tigers finally snapped their 21-game SEC losing streak on Tuesday, winning 83-67 over LSU in Columbia.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The track is based on a piano demo John Lennon recorded in 1977, and which Yoko Ono gave to the surviving members of the band in 1994.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But within a week, those very same survivors decide to return, preferring their odds in a series of death matches to their odds of surviving at home.
    Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • When the Grand National Tour stopped in Arizona on Wednesday (May 27), SZA was doing her usual pre-show ritual of greeting fans outside during her NOT Beauty pop-up.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 29 May 2025
  • Recruiters are no longer confined to hiring in the same usual saturated areas, benefiting emerging tech hubs.
    Nacho De Marco, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • The Department of Health and Human Services has been less detailed about the specific cuts its divisions will see, largely focusing on the overall numbers, which are down considerably.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2025
  • Muscle mass contributes to your overall weight; BMI cannot differentiate among weight that's due to fat, bone, or muscle.
    Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • Our customers are drawn to pieces that hold lasting value and significance.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • With an ambitious goal to become the second largest in the coming years, TMN is focusing on delivering high-quality content, strategic expansion, and creating lasting partnerships that fuel its growth.
    Ethan Stone, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • First, audit your current encryption methods and ensure that your infrastructure can manage these new algorithms.
    Usman Javaid, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • The situation reflects legal and operational challenges under the current immigration policy enforcement, highlighting recurring disputes over the right to due process and the treatment of non-citizens subject to deportation.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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“Prevailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevailing. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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