as in to concede (to)
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Of course, Cruz knuckled under a little while later.—
James Hohmann,
Washington Post,
9 July 2024 -
Miraculously, however, it is told in the voice of a musician, Rainy, a man who refuses to knuckle under and whose tones remain kind and more hopeful than despairing.—
Katherine A. Powers,
Washington Post,
22 June 2024
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“Buckle (under).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckle%20%28under%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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