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as in to submit
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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2
as in to surrender
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 to die
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 to capitulate
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 succumb
China has tried to play down the impact of the trade war, presenting itself as too powerful to succumb to U.S. pressure.
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Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The tennis center on Key Biscayne will be waterfront, and across Biscayne Bay, parts of Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Matheson Hammock Park and the Deering Estate would all succumb to the sea.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Some are expressing concern about the possibility that trading partners may not succumb to pressure from Trump, which could increase prices for American consumers for months.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Shares slipped in after-hours trading, however, and some market pros predicted that the stock would succumb to gravity soon enough.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The tennis center on Key Biscayne will be waterfront, and across Biscayne Bay, parts of Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Matheson Hammock Park and the Deering Estate would all succumb to the sea.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Some are expressing concern about the possibility that trading partners may not succumb to pressure from Trump, which could increase prices for American consumers for months.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Shares slipped in after-hours trading, however, and some market pros predicted that the stock would succumb to gravity soon enough.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succumb
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In one of the more shocking upsets in UFC title fight history, Pena submitted Nunes in the second round, ending the Brazilian’s title reign.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Anonymous tips can be submitted at ManateeCrimestoppers.com.—
Michael Moore Jr.,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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She was shot once in the shoulder, and after briefly going back into her home, ultimately surrendered and was transported to a nearby hospital for medical attention.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the Brewers allowed 36 runs, surrendering 15 home runs, as the Yanks swept the three games.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Iconoclastic critic, art historian, and photographer Max Kozloff, who served as Artforum’s executive editor in the 1970s before turning to his own artistic practice, died on April 6.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2025
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The saxophonist in his band also died, according to manager Enrique Paulino.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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Deputy Latah County Prosecutor Ashley Jennings also flat out denied Taylor's accusations that prosecutors were slow-walking discovery and said everything the defense has asked for has been provided, a point that Taylor conceded in front of the judge.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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His interrogator conceded that the police must have gotten the wrong guy and released him within weeks.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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That yielded a partial match, and investigators completed a family tree and identified their suspect, police said.—
Sara Schilling,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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There is a problem in our understanding of universal expansion; different methods for measuring the rate of expansion yield different results.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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More than 1,500 passengers and crew perished; only around 710 of those on board survived.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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At least 70 whales have perished since the start of the year in the shallow lagoons of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula where the animals gather to calf, nurse and breed.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Neither of those prices have budged since BetMGM first posted them, though Iriafen’s third pick odds have improved slightly from +500 to +400.—
Max Meyer,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Getty Images Mortgage rates have barely budged in the last month.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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And bond market yields fall by about 150 basis points (1.5 percentage points).11 The Fed Fed Chair Powell says the Fed is waiting for the softening survey data to translate into hard data before moving toward lower interest rates.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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And just how big a hit do 401(k)s take when markets fall?—
Dr. Ronald Premuroso,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Succumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succumb. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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