relents

present tense third-person singular of relent
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Recent Examples of relents One partner relents to the other’s wishes, without presenting their own needs and wants. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relents
Verb
  • And when that fish, in turn, succumbs to the claws of a bald eagle, its DDT dense meat becomes a poisonous lunch for an oblivious bird.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The community's willingness to proactively strengthen its economic foundations today will determine whether crypto fulfills its promise as robust, trusted global infrastructure, or succumbs when faced with inevitable systemic stress.
    Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • These double peaks occur when solar activity spikes, subsides, and then returns a few years later.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Fortunately, the issue subsides once the instruments and vocals stack on top.
    Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • China no longer submits data to the TOP500, keeping the true scale of its systems a mystery.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Every guest submits dietary forms in advance, and the kitchen holds substitutions for almost everything.
    Lela London, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Treatment during the chronic, asymptomatic phase may prevent or slow disease progression, though effectiveness decreases with time.
    Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This risk decreases as the storm moves away.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Langley concedes that no company can outdo DJI—for now.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Struppa, 70, concedes that choosing administration three decades ago came with tradeoffs.
    Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Every moment that data remains static in a system diminishes its accuracy and significance.
    Bill Waid, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Henry then surrenders his phone, and Tony tosses it into the air for Ziva to blast to pieces.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Slack in the jobs market eases some of the Fed's concerns about fueling inflation with a rate cut.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Those are the odds the Fed eases interest rates by at least a quarter-point in September, according to CME’s FedWatch.
    Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Relents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relents. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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