gives in

present tense third-person singular of give in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gives in After being asked over and over again for a hamster by her sick kid, Linda gives in. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025 The other is that China blinks and gives in. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025 But even after Wayans gives in to tears over ceding the spotlight, the scene cuts to him looking intimidatingly, perhaps triumphantly, into the camera. Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 Married to his no-nonsense high school sweetheart Maggie (Liz White) and set to ply the family trade until his body gives in, he’s built a stable life for himself, but not an especially soul-nourishing one. Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025 What happens to the Fed’s credibility if Powell gives in to Trump? Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gives in
Verb
  • If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • When Day succumbs to his wounds, Dusk seizes the vacuum, claiming Hari Seldon’s psychohistory crystal.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Currently, federal law only guarantees a cow’s milk substitute—such as fortified soy milk—if a parent submits a physician’s note documenting a disability.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The city’s existing process has design work being completed either by city engineers or outside architects before a contractor is chosen — a decision based on which contractor submits the lowest bid.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite the advances in AI, Duan concedes that early domestic CAE software lagged behind foreign competitors in several areas.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • An Alford plea is one in which a defendant admits no guilt, but concedes that prosecutors have enough evidence to secure a conviction.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Dallas has given up the most passing yards in the league, and their secondary surrenders lots of open windows.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Hamas asserts control Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has maintained that the war cannot end until Hamas surrenders its weapons and cedes control of Gaza, a demand the fighters have rejected.
    Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The live-action film starring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes and Idris Elba bows June 5, distributed by Amazon MGM Studios.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Harbour is set to bring a close to his Jim Hopper character, which has earned him a pair of Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nom, as the final season Stranger Things bows later this year.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Gives in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gives%20in. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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