Verb
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use persuasion successfully
"He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
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prove superior
"The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
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continue to exist
"These stories die hard"
"The legend of Elvis endures"
- die hard -
be valid, applicable, or true
"This theory still holds"
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be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
"Money reigns supreme here"
"Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"