1
as in indulged
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)
give in and have some chocolate
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2
as in conceded
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 given in
There have been only five arrests and a handful of tickets given in the last few years.
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Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Size More important for full coverage recliner slipcovers, the size is typically given in terms of the width of the back of the recliner.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
And the credit is not given in that respect.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Another crucifix, given in replacement by Israel, has been donated to the local parish.
—Angus Watson, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Synology has noted that customers often get HEVC support through end devices, but that support isn’t a given in consumer products, including PCs.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
Those measurements may be given in inches or quarts.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
The honor is given in recognition of the significant impact that recipients have made through their work, and past winners have included John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Cate Blanchett, and Victoria Beckham.
—Alfredo Toriello, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Roster turnover is a given in the NFL.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Size More important for full coverage recliner slipcovers, the size is typically given in terms of the width of the back of the recliner.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
And the credit is not given in that respect.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Another crucifix, given in replacement by Israel, has been donated to the local parish.
—Angus Watson, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Synology has noted that customers often get HEVC support through end devices, but that support isn’t a given in consumer products, including PCs.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
Those measurements may be given in inches or quarts.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
The honor is given in recognition of the significant impact that recipients have made through their work, and past winners have included John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Cate Blanchett, and Victoria Beckham.
—Alfredo Toriello, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Roster turnover is a given in the NFL.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for given in
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Perhaps the latter must be indulged a bit to build a platform for the former—forests sometimes need to burn in order to thrive.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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His appetite for complexity was increasingly indulged as a means of branding cities and institutions, and his novel forms were deployed as blunt metaphors to absorb and obscure contradictions rather than negotiate them in material and spatial terms.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 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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The prosecutor submitted a Facebook picture that Burgos told authorities was her boyfriend holding the gun used in the shooting.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The plan, which was submitted the day before the Legislature convened a four-day special session on redistricting Tuesday, eliminates four of the eight current Democratic-leaning districts, giving Republicans a 24-to-four advantage.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 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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For decades, California had some of the strongest legal protections for law enforcement officers in the country, at times allowing those who engaged in serious misconduct to quietly quit and find jobs in other departments.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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But in the end, higher jet fuel prices triggered by the Iran war drained cash from the business at an accelerating pace, forcing it to call it quits.—
Bernard Condon,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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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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