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caved (in)

verb

past tense of cave (in)
1
as in collapsed
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure the wall caved in when a tree fell on it

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2
as in succumbed
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) I caved in to my bibliomania and bought two more books last week

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caved (in)
  1. collapsed
  2. succumbed
  3. crumpled
  4. submitted
Verb
  • Others fled the country entirely to escape persecution and to find new work as the economy collapsed.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Thirty-two houses in the park have collapsed into the Atlantic since 2020.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of collapsed
Verb
  • Some trees succumbed to insects after being weakened by drought.
    — Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The New Jersey native succumbed to organ failure that led to cardiac arrest, the New York Times reported Friday.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of succumbed
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  • Acuña immediately crumpled to the ground, tried to get up to walk and quickly fell back on the grass to the right of home plate.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In a large sculpture, aluminum facsimile pages are crumpled on the floor, reflecting the way spacefaring nations have more or less ignored it.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of crumpled
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  • The case was submitted to the Canyon County Prosecutor’s Office for charging decisions, and a warrant was issued for Hirsbrunner’s arrest.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Police responded, identified the suspect as Kenneth Kenji Shrine and submitted a case for misdemeanor trespassing to the Alameda County district attorney’s office for filing consideration.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of submitted
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“Caved (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caved%20%28in%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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