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 PostEmailWhatsapp likely frustrate Europe’s struggling automakers final capitulation to Trump. Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Shakeouts are usually associated with investor capitulation, leaving major lows in their wake. Katie Stockton, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025 Moscow has not budged from its long-term goals of preventing Ukraine from joining NATO, the installation of a pro-Russian proxy government, and Ukraine's demilitarization, which would ensure Ukraine's full capitulation, the ISW said. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025 Good-faith bargaining requires strategy, not capitulation. Frank Ricci, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for capitulation
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Noun
  • And in that surrender, curiosity returns.
    Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Under today’s Pisces lunar eclipse, surrender makes space for better things.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • At the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, the Reply AI Film Festival named Love at First Sight by Jacopo Reale, its Grand Prize winner, The AI Film Festival announced winners during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, selecting from over 2,500 submissions from 67 countries.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This year’s submission pool demonstrated TCCF’s expanding international reach, with entries from 44 nations totaling nearly 700 projects.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Capitulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitulation. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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