caved

past tense of cave

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caved
Verb
  • According to measurements submitted to the weather service, snowfall totals ranged between 8 and 13 inches in the Kansas City area.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The application deadline has been extended to January 24, 2025, with prescreening requirements — ranging from two original rap songs, four original beats, a turntable performance, or a beatbox performance — submitted by video before a live audition.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In his first five episodes, Newsom has mostly capitulated to right-wing guests, agreeing with them on issues such as trans women competing in sports and the vilification of white men.
    David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Instead, United capitulated, turning in what remains the worst defeat of Farke’s tenure.
    Beren Cross, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But agricultural leaders see this year as one of the industry’s most trying periods, beset by economic and political factors that could significantly reduce production.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
  • The location, along C Street and the trolley line, is beset with challenges, including clusters of nearby homeless encampments.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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“Caved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caved. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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