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as in succumbed
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)
I finally yielded to temptation and had a bowl of ice cream
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as in submitted
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
after initially balking at the order, the soldier yielded when the commanding officer threatened a formal charge of insubordination
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as in brought
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
the sort of embarrassing question that seldom yields an honest answer
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as in collapsed
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the door soon yielded to the battering ram
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as in relinquished
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
refusing to yield the city to enemy troops
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as in indulged
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
she yielded herself to temptation and booked a month-long vacation in the Bahamas like she'd wanted to for years
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Recent Examples of yielded
Soaring jet fuel prices derailed Spirit’s plans to emerge from its second bankruptcy, and negotiations with the federal government on a possible $500 million bailout haven’t yielded a result acceptable to the government and Spirit’s creditors.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
The Foo Fighters also took a trip way back into the band's discography, which has yielded 15 Grammys.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The clubs’ respective styles lent themselves to that sort of scrap, and the first leg in Madrid yesterday yielded a 1-1 draw and a tale of three penalty decisions — none of which leaves us any closer to knowing how their tie will end.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
But talks between Democrats and the White House in March ultimately yielded no breakthrough.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Nike first publicized its engineering and marketing ambitions for the sub-2-hour marathon in late 2016, devoting substantial resources to the effort, which yielded the breakthrough of the first carbon-fiber running shoe.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Initial tests for the Extend and Reframe tools haven’t yielded favorable results, so Apple may have to delay those features, sources tell Gurman.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Vasily Podkolzin and Zach Hyman also scored for the Oilers who had previously yielded six separate leads to slip away in the first four games of the series.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Since then, excavations have yielded numerous stone cannonballs near the site of what was once the city’s southern fortification wall.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
The Foo Fighters also took a trip way back into the band's discography, which has yielded 15 Grammys.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The clubs’ respective styles lent themselves to that sort of scrap, and the first leg in Madrid yesterday yielded a 1-1 draw and a tale of three penalty decisions — none of which leaves us any closer to knowing how their tie will end.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
But talks between Democrats and the White House in March ultimately yielded no breakthrough.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Nike first publicized its engineering and marketing ambitions for the sub-2-hour marathon in late 2016, devoting substantial resources to the effort, which yielded the breakthrough of the first carbon-fiber running shoe.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Initial tests for the Extend and Reframe tools haven’t yielded favorable results, so Apple may have to delay those features, sources tell Gurman.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Vasily Podkolzin and Zach Hyman also scored for the Oilers who had previously yielded six separate leads to slip away in the first four games of the series.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Since then, excavations have yielded numerous stone cannonballs near the site of what was once the city’s southern fortification wall.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yielded
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The odds were always bad, and the Dallas Stars succumbed not to math but the better team.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 May 2026
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Rangel succumbed to his injuries two days later, on December 6.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Most notably, the crafty Brunson got Embiid in isolation, used some fancy footwork to get the big man turned around, then pulled up for a second-quarter jumper that gave the Knicks a 59-42 lead.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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Anika Reed Naomi Osaka gave a wink to the body with her look, a sultry and sparkling red dress with anatomical features carved out in crystals.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
Verb
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The prosecutor submitted a Facebook picture that Burgos told authorities was her boyfriend holding the gun used in the shooting.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The plan, which was submitted the day before the Legislature convened a four-day special session on redistricting Tuesday, eliminates four of the eight current Democratic-leaning districts, giving Republicans a 24-to-four advantage.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The 76th edition of the FIFA Congress brought some 1,600 of the top soccer officials from around the world to the city.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The king met with the little leaguers, greeted local dancers and the queen even said hello to a little black and white lamb who was brought by a local to the historic event.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His 69-year-old wife was transferred to South Africa at the same time but collapsed at a Johannesburg airport and died at a nearby hospital, the South African Department of Health said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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His wife later collapsed and died at Johannesburg’s international airport while attempting to return home.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The Royals took a 7-6 lead and never relinquished it.—
Jaylon Thompson
May 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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In April, two babies were relinquished at Connecticut hospitals under the state’s Safe Havens Act, according to the state Department of Children and Families.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps the latter must be indulged a bit to build a platform for the former—forests sometimes need to burn in order to thrive.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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His appetite for complexity was increasingly indulged as a means of branding cities and institutions, and his novel forms were deployed as blunt metaphors to absorb and obscure contradictions rather than negotiate them in material and spatial terms.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Among other things, the lawsuit asserted that tens of thousands of absentee ballots already have been mailed to people and a substantial number have been filled out and returned.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Some of the scrubs have been returned because customers found the material to be too thick for their liking.—
Lisa Gutierrez
May 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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“Yielded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yielded. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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