Synonym: die hard, dominate, endure, hold, obtain, persist, predominate, reign, rule, run, triumph. Similar words: available, be available, availability, previous, previously, prevention, in vain, relevant. Meaning: [prɪ'veɪl] v. 1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance 2. be valid, applicable, or true 3. continue to exist 4. prove superior 5. use persuasion successfully.
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61. Pity that this convoluted attitude towards violence doesn't prevail in all Slavic societies today.
62. Two quite directly opposing views on their policy significance prevail.
63. They recognize that no laws can prevail against the dissolution of the social connections and personal motivations that sustain a civilized polity.
64. In yet another scenario, group rights prevail over individual rights, but the global economy is depressed, resulting in Backlash.
65. Hopefully, some of the more level-headed members of the council can prevail and make the Boom Town fiasco a bust.
66. As expected, the 240-159 vote fell far short of the two-thirds majority needed to prevail.
67. These were certainly powerful arguments for sending the coach back, but they did not prevail.
68. They might well prevail in any skirmish with the local forces, but in the circumstances that would be of little profit.
69. In this scenario, Western notions of individual rights prevail, but the world economy is largely depressed and sluggish.
70. In the interventionist state the executive is likely to prevail over the legislature.
71. They also prevail in an era where travel abuses pale in comparison to those of earlier years.
72. George W Bush is not shackled to the unilateralist idea, and in office realism would no doubt often prevail.
73. Which of these conflicting sides of the country will prevail became a matter of intense conjecture after the Kursk disaster.
74. However, in some localities, such as below the water table and in waterlogged soils, reducing conditions can prevail.
75. Views may differ as to whether the religious leaning of the school or parental preference should prevail.
76. Otherwise, the rule against prior restraint must prevail in libel actions.
77. In fact, similar managerial characteristics have continued to prevail in larger, technologically-advanced firms.
78. By necessity changes will take many years to enact a, id consequently the present system will prevail for some time.
79. It didn't hurt his conscience too much, therefore, to spend time steaming the envelope open and letting curiosity prevail.
80. In this eccentric Oscar year, will the simple virtues prevail when it comes to the best picture category?
80. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and make good sentences.
81. Eventually reason will prevail, but only after the determining structures have developed.
82. Much the same range of locations seems to prevail for the more romanized forms of housing.
83. If this is not done, Gresham's law may well prevail: bad graphs will drive out the good.
84. That pleasing equilibrium between man, raffia, mud or whatever, does of course still prevail in various parts of the world.
85. Yet even here annual plants prevail to grow and during the short dry period produce seeds.
86. International trade was to be encouraged by member countries maintaining par values for their currencies so that stable rates of exchange would prevail.
87. If this could be accomplished, the teaching of the master would not only prevail, they would be considerably strengthened.
88. She seems to think that animal rights should prevail over everything else.
89. Molly Sheavyn was the only deaf member, and her views predictably did not prevail.
90. Only Nikias mentions their specific brief from the People to proceed against Selinus, and his views do not prevail.
More similar words: available, be available, availability, previous, previously, prevention, in vain, relevant, evaluate, elevator, Rev., evaluation, devastating, review, for ever, reverse, revenue, nail, sail, rail, jail, mail, trail, revolving, detail, retail, fail to, revelation, trailer, ailment.