Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caving
Verb
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However, identity theft doesn’t require submitting a claim for payment.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026 -
As Vander Hooning’s search for a kidney continued, 42 people responded submitting to evaluation and 18 started medical testing.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Faubus, the son of a Socialist, ended up capitulating to Confederate sympathies, as many segregationist Southern Democrats did, to appeal to his base.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
4 Apr. 2026
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Trump continues to insist that the Islamic Republic is close to capitulating in negotiations with the White House, but refuses to provide details of the talks.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There’s no reason to believe the Hawks will deviate from a plan yielding success in Game 1.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Here, chef Hugh Acheson swaps out the sugar for maple syrup and adds fresh marjoram and chiles, yielding an earthier dish with just the right amount of heat.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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 24 Apr. 2026.
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