1
as in to succumb
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 to submit
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 give in
Seven people were inside the building moments before the roof gave in.
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Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
It’s been almost seven years since the Cowboys gave in to Ezekiel Elliott’s holdout demands and gave him a huge contract in 2019.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The size of the tree is given in terms of the number of points, or nodes, in the graph.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2026
Anthropic has until 5 pm today to give in to the demands of the US Department of Defense, which wants the company to remove any restrictions on what the military can do with the technology.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
It’s been almost seven years since the Cowboys gave in to Ezekiel Elliott’s holdout demands and gave him a huge contract in 2019.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The size of the tree is given in terms of the number of points, or nodes, in the graph.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2026
Anthropic has until 5 pm today to give in to the demands of the US Department of Defense, which wants the company to remove any restrictions on what the military can do with the technology.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give in
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And on Friday, September 13, 1996, Tupac Shakur succumbed to his gunshot wounds from six days prior.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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The 11-year-old titular character in Hamnet, up for Best Picture, succumbs to the plague.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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Share your work in a meeting, mentor a kid’s project, or submit an entry to a competition — anything to let your light be seen.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The task force is required to submit its recommendations to the California Legislature by July 1, 2027.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright erroneously posted — and then deleted — a message that the US Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the strait near Iran, only for the White House to concede no operation had occurred.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Kidman also stripped down, so to speak, in the conceding interview.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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An enemy fighter is more likely to surrender to an American squad or platoon, knowing the Americans follow the rules.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Defensive miscues have allowed the Lions to surrender 11 goals in the opening three matches.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Give in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20in. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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