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What does prevail mean?

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  1. (intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
  2. (intransitive) To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
  3. (intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing.
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He thought that if this system crumbled then anarchy and tyranny would prevail.
We must recommit ourselves to building a world where democracy and rights prevail.
As long as calm heads prevail, it can be reasonably hoped that tangible progress will be made in the future.
There is never any guarantee that such a situation will always prevail in the future.
Firm in our resolve, focused on our mission, and led by a superb commander in chief, we will prevail.
Willing blindness seems to prevail among farmers who refuse to understand the idiocy of pricing milk at wildly differing price levels.

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