prevail
verb (used without object)
to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally.
are prevailing
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present progressiveof prevail.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Normal conditions are prevailing in most districts of Baluchistan, while in Sindh, the Indus River is flowing normally,” said OCHA.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
“Here we are, prevailing against all odds,” Johnson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2021
The early returns suggest that if it does, it should help Spanberger in a year when female candidates are prevailing in historic numbers.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2018
John Lamb, a farmer turned blogger from Bozeman, Montana, who attended trials for those charged in the standoff case, said he believes states’ rights are prevailing.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2018
There are prevailing moods—of war and of peace—and these moods are deep forces, containing both the desires and the sources of energy, so to speak, out of which our future will be made.
From The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History by G.E. Partridge
