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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
Wednesday’s Florida Lottery major money draw games — Florida Lotto, Fantasy 5, Powerball — yielded only one jackpot winner and on the first draw of the day.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Of their last 17 first- or second-round picks dating back to 2017, only two of them yielded offensive linemen.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Additionally, McCarthy said the department continues to support reviving a former program that allowed school districts to exceed funding caps to pay for energy efficiency projects that yielded long-term savings.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
By and large, local control has yielded insufficient supply.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Testing thus far has yielded no results.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Even a five-day search yielded 21 rediscoveries.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
As the Times observed, matters of state yielded to the sacred mission of a father.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Frost has turned to Reddit to help identify specific document numbers to review, after keyword searches yielded an unmanageable number of results.
—Philip Wang, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Of their last 17 first- or second-round picks dating back to 2017, only two of them yielded offensive linemen.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Additionally, McCarthy said the department continues to support reviving a former program that allowed school districts to exceed funding caps to pay for energy efficiency projects that yielded long-term savings.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
By and large, local control has yielded insufficient supply.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Testing thus far has yielded no results.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Even a five-day search yielded 21 rediscoveries.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
As the Times observed, matters of state yielded to the sacred mission of a father.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Frost has turned to Reddit to help identify specific document numbers to review, after keyword searches yielded an unmanageable number of results.
—Philip Wang, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yielded
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Young and old alike succumbed to a bacteria called Yersinia Pestis, the same microbe responsible for the Black Death seven centuries later.—
Durrie Bouscaren,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2026
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Sharia law waned in influence as many Arab lands succumbed to foreign domination.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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That ruling gave birth to the endangerment finding two years later.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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That’s the nickname a Scoutmaster gave Bolles some two decades ago, a reference to Kirby vacuum cleaners.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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It’s been one year since opponents submitted a petition to force a referendum to block the project.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Information submitted for age verification is stored only for the minimum time necessary, which in most cases means it’s deleted immediately.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The automaker also brought the smaller R2, which is now in pre-production status with units rolling off the assembly line in Normal, Illinois ahead of a summer launch, wrapped in RAD livery.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
27 Feb. 2026
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Read retrieved Hunter and brought her back to Sacramento where the pair plotted the near-fatal attack.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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The 175-foot-tall structure at the K West Reactor, roughly the height of a 17-story building, collapsed in seconds after explosives were triggered at its base.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2026
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But as machines moved in, mining jobs dwindled and the local economy collapsed.—
Cecilia Vega,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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And, in fact, a lot of that control is relinquished through their third-party Wi-Fi suppliers.—
Emily Cappiello,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Good Samaritan relinquished his keys, wallet, cash, cellphone, and glasses.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
24 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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The everyday was the aim for the Belgian designer, whose pragmatic first collection returned Marni to its house codes, established under founder Consuelo Castiglioni.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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Sedaka appeared as a guest judge on the show and returned several times; Aiken recorded and released several more of his songs as well.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Yielded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yielded. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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