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
The 49-year-old actress hasn't given in to the plastic surgery trend taking over Hollywood.
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
In my first novel, The Laughter, the middle-aged white male protagonist is an English professor who doesn’t understand why the university must give in to demands for a more diverse curriculum and faculty rather than simply teach about truth and beauty from the literary canon.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Amid all this, censors were sitting on Panahi’s script, only giving in after reformist newspapers took up his cause.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
The other is that China blinks and gives in.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
In my first novel, The Laughter, the middle-aged white male protagonist is an English professor who doesn’t understand why the university must give in to demands for a more diverse curriculum and faculty rather than simply teach about truth and beauty from the literary canon.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Amid all this, censors were sitting on Panahi’s script, only giving in after reformist newspapers took up his cause.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
The other is that China blinks and gives in.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give in
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After occupying Sinai, Britain and France succumbed to international pressure and withdrew their forces from Egypt in November.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Hornets succumbed to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 122-105, upping their losing streak to three games on the heels of a trio of spirited outings to begin the 2025-26 campaign.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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To reach that goal, countries submitted their own climate action plans, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs) as part of the Paris Agreement.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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The department is asking witnesses to come forward, and also asks that people who have video of the incident submit it to investigators, both from the incident and from exterior cameras in the area.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Sinclair, Ripley conceded, has experienced the downside of YouTube TV’s growth, including blackouts of its affiliated regional sports networks.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Fateh conceded the race and congratulated Frey while celebrating the movement his campaign built.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Shohei Ohtani, who had started the game on short rest and surrendered a three-run blast to Bo Bichette that put the Dodgers in a hole, hacked at a first-pitch cutter inside that Isiah Kiner-Falefa at second base handled easily.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Panthers took the lead again in the third period — courtesy of Sam Bennett’s second goal of the season — only to surrender it again on a Mikko Rantanen one-timer with 141 seconds left in regulation.—
Adam H. Beasley,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Give in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20in. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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