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as in succumbed
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)
give in and have some chocolate
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as in submitted
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
after withstanding hours of begging, their father finally gave in and let them go to the amusement park
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Recent Examples of gave in
The post was an excerpt from a speech the pontiff gave in Cameroon on Thursday.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
The infusion is about five times larger than the $65 million the studios gave in 2017, the last time the health fund was a key issue.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Burns gave in to Nixon’s demands.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Neither the bull nor the cowboy gave in, and they were buried together, so the song goes.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
That’s roughly 1% of the nearly $600 billion Americans gave in 2024.
—Jon Bergdoll, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Seven people were inside the building moments before the roof gave in.
—Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Gonzales attended a speech Trump gave in Texas on Friday, following the reports.
—Connor Greene, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
After hours of House of Commons debate, a vote was averted when the government gave in to lawmakers' anger and agreed that the Intelligence and Security Committee would decide what papers should be published, rather than a senior civil servant as Starmer had proposed.
—Jill Lawless The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
The infusion is about five times larger than the $65 million the studios gave in 2017, the last time the health fund was a key issue.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Burns gave in to Nixon’s demands.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Neither the bull nor the cowboy gave in, and they were buried together, so the song goes.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
That’s roughly 1% of the nearly $600 billion Americans gave in 2024.
—Jon Bergdoll, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Seven people were inside the building moments before the roof gave in.
—Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Gonzales attended a speech Trump gave in Texas on Friday, following the reports.
—Connor Greene, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
After hours of House of Commons debate, a vote was averted when the government gave in to lawmakers' anger and agreed that the Intelligence and Security Committee would decide what papers should be published, rather than a senior civil servant as Starmer had proposed.
—Jill Lawless The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave in
Verb
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The odds were always bad, and the Dallas Stars succumbed not to math but the better team.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 May 2026
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Rangel succumbed to his injuries two days later, on December 6.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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In April, United Talent Agency submitted a non-binding bid to move along in the auction process, as has WME mogul Patrick Whitesell’s upstart firm WIN along with several other firms.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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In a recent email to ProPublica, federal officials said vitamin K deficiency bleeding has never been submitted for consideration as a notifiable condition.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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Defensively, Miami has conceded 15 goals, showing vulnerability along the back line.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting, conceded to remain detained pending further legal proceedings in his case, his attorney said at his detention hearing on Thursday.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Padres starter Germán Márquez surrendered seven of the eight runs scored by the White Sox, six of those in the second.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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The left-hander surrendered three hits — two of them solo home runs by Sosa and Straw — walked one and struck out four.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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The romancer, which bowed in SXSW, follows Julia (Hawke), a frustrated video game designer, and Charlie (Pullman), a struggling musician, having supernatural impacts on the world after attending a couples therapy seminar to repair their volatile relationship.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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Charles placed an arrangement of flowers on a parapet before the couple silently bowed their heads in a moment of reflection.—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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