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as in submits
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 surrenders
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 dies
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 falls
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 succumbs
In the May 10 episode of Marshals, Kayce (Luke Grimes) and Cal (Logan Marshall-Green) lose another of their former Navy SEAL teammates, as Garrett (Riley Green) succumbs to his injuries from a fire.
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Inspired by a drawing made by his nephew, the work unfolds as a sequence of panels in which the titular child, Julian, succumbs to illness.
—Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
As the weather warms up, your garage succumbs to the elements.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Where Uthmeier succumbs to bigotry is in the presumption that DEI means unqualified.
—Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
But her character succumbs to Ducournau’s convoluted plotting.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The 11-year-old titular character in Hamnet, up for Best Picture, succumbs to the plague.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The Shakespearean classic focuses on Macbeth, a Scottish general who makes his prophecy of becoming king a reality but then succumbs to madness.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Her sexuality is a source of conflict for her family, and the pressure leads to the painful breakup with her girlfriend, Rosie (Jess Gabor), who succumbs to family expectations.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025
Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Inspired by a drawing made by his nephew, the work unfolds as a sequence of panels in which the titular child, Julian, succumbs to illness.
—Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
As the weather warms up, your garage succumbs to the elements.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Where Uthmeier succumbs to bigotry is in the presumption that DEI means unqualified.
—Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
But her character succumbs to Ducournau’s convoluted plotting.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The 11-year-old titular character in Hamnet, up for Best Picture, succumbs to the plague.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The Shakespearean classic focuses on Macbeth, a Scottish general who makes his prophecy of becoming king a reality but then succumbs to madness.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Her sexuality is a source of conflict for her family, and the pressure leads to the painful breakup with her girlfriend, Rosie (Jess Gabor), who succumbs to family expectations.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for succumbs
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Sure enough, when the latest round of vendor selection gets underway, the vendor submits their bid.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Instead, the group submits invoices for services like marketing, for instance, to the TDC, which then pays the vendor directly.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Alex Murdaugh surrenders Murdaugh turned himself in at the Hampton County Detention Center.—
Marlene Lenthang,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Stray animals or surrenders will no longer be accepted at police stations in most cases, and neighborhood rescues are no longer an option for officers.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Own a $1 million condo and your spouse dies?—
Greg Raiff,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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If every truth that creates legal complexity dies on contact, people stop raising anything that might trigger those functions at all.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The mayor concedes some residents have concerns about the impact the gondola may have on the character of their quiet town.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Nationally, the left often concedes first in the name of pragmatism, while more conservative factions hold firm and extract concessions.—
Darius Khalil Gordon,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The meat yields, and there’s proper jelly under the skin.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Paying attention to your children still yields results.—
Andre Mouchard,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Chelsea’s squad demographic falls somewhere in between but is probably closer to the former than the latter, and a football legend with his resume should not encounter the authority problems faced by owner BlueCo’s previous hires.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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And that’s why—but that doesn’t make sense because the money falls from the ceiling.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
24 Dec. 2025
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Factory ships deplete fisheries in a matter of years and an inordinate amount of sea life also perishes in their nets.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Aug. 2025
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