as in surrender
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another
her sudden capitulation surprised everyone; she usually debated for hours
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Recent Examples of capitulation
In March, a bloc of centrist lawmakers broke ranks to advance a Republican spending bill without concessions, infuriating progressive groups that accused party leaders of capitulation.
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Nik Popli, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Missiles remain a cornerstone of Iran’s deterrence strategy, and agreeing to such terms would be seen domestically as a major capitulation.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
To many of them, the latest preliminary peace deal signed by Pashinyan represents a humiliating capitulation.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
Whereas large investors once uniformly supported settlements to avoid costly fights, some now argue that quick capitulations undermine shareholder democracy and give too much power to activists.
—Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Nik Popli, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Missiles remain a cornerstone of Iran’s deterrence strategy, and agreeing to such terms would be seen domestically as a major capitulation.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
To many of them, the latest preliminary peace deal signed by Pashinyan represents a humiliating capitulation.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
Whereas large investors once uniformly supported settlements to avoid costly fights, some now argue that quick capitulations undermine shareholder democracy and give too much power to activists.
—Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitulation
Noun
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This is basically a surrender on Hamas's part.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Families who want to adopt usually want babies, and through these surrenders, care workers can make a family’s dream come true.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, the Trinbagonian superstar would probably have been better off focusing his efforts on one submission.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Capitulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitulation. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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