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as in succumbed
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
encouraged her to stand firm and not knuckle under to political pressure
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2
as in surrendered
to yield to the control or power of enemy forces
the remote outpost was overrun and forced to knuckle under
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knuckled under
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Invincible, from Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, is filled to the brim with zombie apocalypse alumni, many of whom have succumbed to the undead.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Players at many schools allegedly succumbed to these offers, according to the indictment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, foreign interest and investment were not much helped when, in 2007, Chávez sent the military to occupy the oil fields, demanding majority control be surrendered to PDVSA.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Three individuals inside the car surrendered without incident, McCabe said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2026
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Vang said the proposal, a separate resolution, has been submitted to the city clerk.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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In April 2025, a tipster submitted an online report alleging an inappropriate relationship between Gilkey-Meisegeier and the student.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Antoine’s trees were eventually felled after the plantation changed hands multiple times after the death of enslaver Roman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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For every tree felled in the development of the hotel, two saplings were planted, and what's more, for every day that a guest decides to forgo housekeeping, a new tree will be planted (there's a nifty switch in your room so staff know).—
Grainne McBride,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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One internal Google presentation, which is undated, conceded that using YouTube for learning is hard because the platform is distracting and disorganized.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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Within three months, the city hired a consultant who studied costs and projected a savings over 20 years of $500 million, though the consultant conceded that was an estimate and the actual figure could be anywhere between $250 million and $900 million.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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Chants were being chanted, yes, but there was a lot of silence, too, heads bowed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this month, X bowed to pressure and stopped the image tool from editing photos of real people after a backlash around the world to edits of women in revealing clothing.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Knuckled under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knuckled%20under. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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