caved

Definition of cavednext
past tense of cave

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caved
Verb
  • Earlier this month, the company submitted another filing that blamed Amazon for all the delays.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Meg Wichlinski, chair of the Opioid Settlement Committee, said eight requests were submitted for funding through the county’s portion of the settlement from a giant lawsuit against opioid manufacturers.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This wouldn’t be another Venezuela that capitulated to America.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Those Maduro loyalists have capitulated to the same US demands Maduro refused.
    John Miller, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The week of the recording, the church was beset with production assistants, security, Netflix employees and cases of AV equipment.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The football tournament, hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico and due to kick off on 11 June, had already been beset with criticism.
    Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Caved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caved. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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