Word

prevail, v.
(prevailed, prevailing, prevails)
freq. cnt. 18

be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

dominate predominate prevail reign rule

sample sentences

"Money reigns supreme here"
"Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

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predominant predomination predominance

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semantic pointers

hyponym

override overarch outweigh, preponderate, overbalance, outbalance

continue to exist
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2

die hard endure persist prevail run

sample sentences

"These stories die hard"
"The legend of Elvis endures"

verb frames

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prevalent prevalence

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hypernym

hyponym

carry over reverberate

verb group

be valid, applicable, or true
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

hold obtain prevail

sample sentences

"This theory still holds"

verb frames

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hypernym

prove superior
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

prevail triumph

sample sentences

"The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

triumphant triumph

semantic pointers

hypernym

use persuasion successfully
<verb.communication>

prevail

sample sentences

"He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"

verb frames

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hypernym