as in to concede (to)
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knuckle under
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How much of this is a bluff designed to get Senate Democrats to knuckle under and vote to reopen the government and how much of this is wishcasting by MAGA?—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Those that didn’t knuckle under — or otherwise incurred Trump’s wrath — got hit harder earlier this month.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Buckle (under).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckle%20%28under%29. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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