prevail
verbTo prove stronger or more successful, or to be generally present.
Win or prove stronger
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Clear all filtersTo prove stronger or more successful, or to be generally present.
Win or prove stronger
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To state openly that one holds a belief, feeling, or qualification, sometimes with doubt about its sincerity.
To hold oneself back from doing something.
To hold back, limit, or control an action, impulse, or movement.
Good at holding or remembering something.
Holding attention very strongly.
An official suspension or postponement of a proceeding or its enforcement.
Below the threshold of conscious perception.
Persistent determination or a firm hold on a purpose.
Persistent determination
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A point or level at which something begins or changes; also the entrance to a place.
Point of beginning or change
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To clear from blame or demonstrate that a position was justified.
Clear from blame
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