1
as in admitting
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
she grudgingly conceded his point
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as in succumbing
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
he conceded as soon as it became clear that he could not win
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Recent Examples of conceding
With more than eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of Game 4, Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson pulled his starters, effectively conceding the series as the Knicks turned the final minutes into a celebration.
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Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
In the pain and promise of conceding to the fact that so much is still possible for this world and its people, no matter how grim the prognosis.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026
Tottenham were desperately unlucky not to beat Brighton in De Zerbi’s first game in front of the Spurs faithful, conceding a stoppage-time equaliser.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Brazil’s national soccer team conceding in waves against Germany as the 2014 World Cup semifinal unravelled during a 7-1 loss.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 May 2026
England, after conceding nine tries in its previous two matches, restricted the best defensive team to four tries, two by Bourdon Sansus, and Jones was proud.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Switzerland is the only country in World Cup history to be knocked out of the tournament without conceding a goal or losing a match.
—Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
Everyone in the Democrat Party in Illinois was conceding the race to Republican Attorney General Jack Ryan.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Though that sentence could also have stopped after four words, the statistics really are bad — conceding around one goal every 10 corners faced.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
In the pain and promise of conceding to the fact that so much is still possible for this world and its people, no matter how grim the prognosis.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026
Tottenham were desperately unlucky not to beat Brighton in De Zerbi’s first game in front of the Spurs faithful, conceding a stoppage-time equaliser.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Brazil’s national soccer team conceding in waves against Germany as the 2014 World Cup semifinal unravelled during a 7-1 loss.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 May 2026
England, after conceding nine tries in its previous two matches, restricted the best defensive team to four tries, two by Bourdon Sansus, and Jones was proud.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Switzerland is the only country in World Cup history to be knocked out of the tournament without conceding a goal or losing a match.
—Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
Everyone in the Democrat Party in Illinois was conceding the race to Republican Attorney General Jack Ryan.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Though that sentence could also have stopped after four words, the statistics really are bad — conceding around one goal every 10 corners faced.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceding
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The pair appear to be smitten with each other, with Mel C admitting on Cosmopolitan's Blind Date that the quickest person she's ever fallen for has been Dingwall.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The company’s Chief Technology Officer, Praveen Neppalli Naga, went viral in April for admitting Uber burned through its 2026 Claude Code budget in four months.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
26 May 2026
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Yet succumbing to hubris is now more dangerous than ever.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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They were ejected into all manner of orbits, there to remain for decades before ultimately succumbing to the slow pull of Earth’s gravity at higher altitudes.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
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Globally, data shows young men are comfortable confessing to AI chatbots.—
Ashoka,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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As the league investigation intensified, Southampton admitted to a season-long pattern of espionage, confessing to spying on three different teams since December.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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The work of observing, tolerating and, at times, surrendering control to see what exists beneath it.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
26 May 2026
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As a pilot myself — and admittedly a bit of a control freak — surrendering control to a computer did not come naturally.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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The season is also acknowledging America’s 250th anniversary and celebrating those artists, musicians and composers alike who came from far away and chose to become American citizens and make their creative home here in this country.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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In opting to lease its compute capacity to Anthropic, SpaceX was acknowledging that its own AI models and services haven’t inspired great demand and that the company isn’t in a position to take advantage of its costly infrastructure.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Should the center end up with 40 hours of weekly operation, staff and CRG members would be tasked with submitting a proposal on how to use the hours.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Reporting teams have held back on submitting story pitches about important news topics out of fear of the internal repercussions.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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The move was met by immediate pushback from Colorado Democrats, who accused the governor of bowing to political pressure.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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As reported, the company will continue to mark its 110th milestone with an exhibition bowing in Parma in September, before traveling the world in 2027.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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“Conceding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceding. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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