Over
Over adjective - Brought or having come to an end.
Prevailing and over are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prevailing" instead an adjective "Over".
Prevailing
Prevailing adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.
Over and prevailing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Over" instead an adjective "Prevailing".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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They've clashed numerous times over the past 300 years with neither prevailing, and have similarly developed a mutual respect for the other's battle prowess in that time.
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Before the Celestials were brought in to be The Man Behind the Man, this was the prevailing explanation for his strangely-lax approach to taking over the world.
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Over the years, the works of William Shakespeare have been read, edited, and interpreted to better reflect the prevailing philosophy of the time.
Source: Romanticism Versus Enlightenment
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