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as in relinquished
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
the toddler surrendered the doll to her mother after a brief struggle the commander surrendered the garrison without having fired a single shot
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as in succumbed
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
the father refused to surrender to his son's constant begging for a BB gun
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as in resigned
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
the aging queen refused to surrender the throne to her increasingly impatient heir
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as in submitted
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)
determined to give up smoking, she so far has not surrendered to her incessant desire to have a cigarette
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as in fell
to yield to the control or power of enemy forces
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War
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as in indulged
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
laid-off workers who surrender themselves to despair will almost certainly never regain their footing
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Recent Examples of surrendered
He was released on $600,000 bond, surrendered his passport and was ordered to limit his travel to New York and Ohio, refrain from gambling and submit to GPS monitoring.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
In October, not long after Andrew and Sarah surrendered their respective Duke and Duchess of York titles, King Charles stripped Andrew of all of his royal titles and privileges.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
By ending encampment sweeps, Mamdani effectively surrendered public spaces to squalor and disorder.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
Arizona has been hit hardest by shortages to date, recently having surrendered about a third of its allotted supply of the river through both mandatory and compensated voluntary cuts to keep Lake Mead from going dry.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Against Cal, the Hurricanes surrendered a season-high 86 points.
—Jayden Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Only later did Wright discover that Valerio was surrendered to the shelter after biting his previous owner’s elderly mother in the face.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Minnesota's 22 3-pointers equaled the second-most surrendered by the Thunder this season.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Richard voluntarily surrendered to authorities eight days after the kidnapping while his brother James was arrested a week after that in Menlo Park.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
In October, not long after Andrew and Sarah surrendered their respective Duke and Duchess of York titles, King Charles stripped Andrew of all of his royal titles and privileges.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
By ending encampment sweeps, Mamdani effectively surrendered public spaces to squalor and disorder.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
Arizona has been hit hardest by shortages to date, recently having surrendered about a third of its allotted supply of the river through both mandatory and compensated voluntary cuts to keep Lake Mead from going dry.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Against Cal, the Hurricanes surrendered a season-high 86 points.
—Jayden Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Only later did Wright discover that Valerio was surrendered to the shelter after biting his previous owner’s elderly mother in the face.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Minnesota's 22 3-pointers equaled the second-most surrendered by the Thunder this season.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Richard voluntarily surrendered to authorities eight days after the kidnapping while his brother James was arrested a week after that in Menlo Park.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrendered
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There’s Brownie, a stray boa constrictor who was wandering in an apartment complex and Kiki, a shy kinkajou, who was relinquished when his caregiver became ill.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Patriots never relinquished the lead.—
Joseph Duarte,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Jan. 2026
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Beckstrom succumbed to her injuries, while Wolfe was critically injured and remains hospitalized.—
Rachel Wolf , Jake Gibson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Executive vice president Artūras Karnišovas, who has a recurring habit of looking at the final month of a lost season and projecting a short window of success into next year’s team-building plan, finally succumbed to reality.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The same week Howell resigned, his deputy chief, Adam Hadder, was dismissed.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Superintendent Christopher Smith resigned last week and his wife, Brenda Smith, the district’s chief human resources officer, was placed on leave without explanation.—
Denver Post,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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Parents and neighbors submitted to polygraph tests.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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London’s Natural History Museum teamed up with an international judging panel of photography, wildlife, conservation and science experts to select 24 images from a total 60,636 entries submitted from 113 countries.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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When a newspaper is felled by careless or malicious owners, millions of people are hurt, in big ways and small ways and ways that are impossible to measure.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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France passes budget after failed no-confidence votes France passed an annual budget, ending a long-running debacle that felled prime ministers, amplified support for the far right, and raised doubts over the country’s long-term finances.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The custodian of the maison’s some 20,000 documents, fragments, and objects is the effervescent Sophie Rouart, who indulged me in pulling any style of my choosing.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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Seibert’s niece, said her uncle indulged his love of travel the past three years, even going on a road trip to his old haunts in Washington, Idaho and Montana.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Contrast stitching emphasizes the split between the collar and the rest of the upper, which are each rendered in different colorways.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
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There’s also the good, sure work of Chris Cooper as an honest man struggling against adversity, and the reserved but effective portrayal rendered by Schroder.—
Miles Beller,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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Gradually, concessions were secured, culminating in elections that the violent regimes lost and ultimately conceded.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The court conceded the presence or appearance of corruption when a politician takes a lot of campaign money from a single individual.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Surrendered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrendered. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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