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prevailed

  • /pɹɪˈveɪld/

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of prevail

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Closest in meaning: predominate, obtain, triumph, dominate, endure, persist, hold, rule, run, die hard, reign, been, blown, chaired, defeated, dominated

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@misc{prevailed_2026,
  title = {prevailed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prevailed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}