Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caving
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In testimony Wednesday morning, Jaquez Lewis admitted to submitting the letters in the name of her former aides.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026 -
The Oprah Winfrey Show aired through 2011, winning so many Daytime Emmy Awards that Winfrey decided to stop submitting herself and the show for consideration.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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Newsom criticized corporate and university leaders for capitulating to Trump instead of standing up to challenge his policies and rhetoric.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Tsai and Marks can at least point there — even if the Nets later compounded matters by capitulating to Harden in a deal for an injured Ben Simmons.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2026
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The potential of the COVID virus to affect future generations is yielding new findings as well.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are yielding apparent signs of progress, but major challenges remain on the path to a final settlement, a senior Kremlin official said Monday.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Leafs needed an NHL player with injuries besetting their blue line.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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To his sons, however, the Party offers meaning and purpose—a powerful countervailing force to the lack of prospects besetting their generation, which had been decimated by the Great War.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Caving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caving. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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