Drop
Drop verb - To fail to win, gain, or obtain.
Usage example: the local hockey team has dropped two out of the last three contests
Prevail
Common collocations
| keys | drop keys | prevail keys |
Both words in one sentence
- If the show is idealistic enough or targeted to a very young audience, Justice Will Prevail without a single drop of blood being shed — indeed, justice usually prevails with the aid of karma, and the heroes won't actually have to beat anyone into submission.
Source: Justice Will Prevail
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Prevail and Drop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/prevail
Drop & Prevail. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/prevail>.
Prevail or Drop. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/prevail.
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