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as in submitted
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
he finally succumbed and let his wife get rid of his dilapidated easy chair
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as in surrendered
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)
refused to succumb to her fears and defiantly walked through the dark cemetery
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as in died
to stop living
the patient lay so still and pale that everyone thought he had succumbed, and then he opened his eyes
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as in fell
to yield to the control or power of enemy forces
the doctor worked tirelessly until finally he, too, succumbed to the fever
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Recent Examples of succumbed
One boy, 12, succumbed to the heat and passed out, with EMS medics and police rushing to help him, according to PIX 11.
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Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
4 July 2026
On Wednesday, the Police Department's traffic unit was notified that the motorcyclist had succumbed to his injuries.
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Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Jefferson seems to have succumbed to chronic kidney disease, possibly complicated by pneumonia or another infection.
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Adam Cohen,
Oklahoman,
30 June 2026
One man ultimately succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Five people died at the scene, while a sixth person succumbed to their injuries in hospital, police said.
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Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Sydney briefly, and understandably, succumbed to the impulse to lash out, something that Carmy has done on more than one occasion while acting as head chef.
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Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Ryan was pronounced dead at the scene, while Andrew succumbed to his injuries six days later.
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David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
The couple was found unresponsive and later succumbed to their injuries.
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Samantha Cookinham,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
4 July 2026
On Wednesday, the Police Department's traffic unit was notified that the motorcyclist had succumbed to his injuries.
—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Jefferson seems to have succumbed to chronic kidney disease, possibly complicated by pneumonia or another infection.
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Adam Cohen,
Oklahoman,
30 June 2026
One man ultimately succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Five people died at the scene, while a sixth person succumbed to their injuries in hospital, police said.
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Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Sydney briefly, and understandably, succumbed to the impulse to lash out, something that Carmy has done on more than one occasion while acting as head chef.
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Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Ryan was pronounced dead at the scene, while Andrew succumbed to his injuries six days later.
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David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
The couple was found unresponsive and later succumbed to their injuries.
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Samantha Cookinham,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for succumbed
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Participants will have to stick to an average speed of below 50 kilometers an hour, on roads open to regular traffic, and will be submitted to time controls, passage checks, average speed trials and regularity trials.
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McClure said Jefferson worked on the draft in between other obligations, and on June 28, the committee submitted it to Congress.
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Records seized during a May 1 search warrant showed that at least 918 dogs were transferred or surrendered to Miranda’s Rescue between January 2025 and April 2026.
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control is no longer accepting non-emergency owner surrendered animals due to overcrowding.
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When Khomeini died in 1989, Khamenei became his successor within a matter of weeks.
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At least 31 children died in hot cars in 2025, according to the National Safety Council and nine have died this year.
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That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
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The match also will pose a significant challenge for the Mexican team, which has not conceded a goal during the World Cup but will face an English side that excels in aerial play, with lethal scorers like Kane and Jude Bellingham.
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At this World Cup, Mexico have not conceded a goal through their four matches.
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Aroldis Chapman set the major league record for relief strikeouts after rookie Jake Bennett yielded five hits while pitching into the eighth inning for the Boston Red Sox in a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
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By the end of the 19th century, this melding of musical elements yielded the blues.
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Known as the Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act — named for the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who perished at Mystic last year — it was signed into law in Texas in September.
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The pallor of mortality is a reminder, for some, of the heat wave in the summer of 2003, when nearly fifteen thousand people perished in France.
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Engelbert capitulated hours after Thomas, a lightning rod for controversy following her latest violent on-court altercation with Caitlin Clark, cast herself as the victim.
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As Bangkok, Jakarta and Seoul capitulated one after another, the shockwaves rattled the global economy.
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