1
as in to admit
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
she grudgingly conceded his point
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2
as in to succumb
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
he conceded as soon as it became clear that he could not win
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Recent Examples of concede
Even fans of limited government concede that government has a legitimate role in mitigating fraud and rectifying true market failures.
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Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Prediction: Minnesota has scored at least three goals in its past two MLS matches, and Houston is 22nd in the league with 1.6 goals conceded per match.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
After starting the season with strong defensive performances, the men in pink have conceded 14 goals over the past five games and are heading into a Wednesday game on the road against a San Jose Earthquakes team that leads the league with 26 goals.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
Arteta’s team conceded from a long throw and a corner against Bournemouth.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Prediction: Minnesota has scored at least three goals in its past two MLS matches, and Houston is 22nd in the league with 1.6 goals conceded per match.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
After starting the season with strong defensive performances, the men in pink have conceded 14 goals over the past five games and are heading into a Wednesday game on the road against a San Jose Earthquakes team that leads the league with 26 goals.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
Arteta’s team conceded from a long throw and a corner against Bournemouth.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concede
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However, things got tense when a reporter asked Trump about his decision to admit 59 White South Africans into the United States as refugees earlier this month.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Antoinette Prieto, 29, admitted May 19 to arson and stalking.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Test cricket’s older generation is succumbing to Father Time.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Quickly: In Oklahoma City, the Timberwolves succumbed to a masterclass in Thunderology, in which the young juggernauts fell behind early, rebounded, played incessant defense and saw Shai Gilgeous-Alexander work his foul-merchant magic.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The scene at the start of the episode, when Dina takes Ellie’s shirt off to tend to her wounds and Ellie confesses to Dina about what Joel did, is so sweet and vulnerable.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
26 May 2025
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She was forced to confess on national television to crimes against the state, which included having ties to an unlikely combination of the first Trump Administration and communist groups.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The council, which met for the first time on May 20, is expected to submit a report of its findings in November.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2025
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To submit any news, please email [email protected].—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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Without mentioning Means by name, Adams outlined his position in a May 22 post on X. Adams acknowledged that no explicit federal law mandates the surgeon general be a licensed physician.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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While acknowledging that being relegated to the sideline has been difficult, Eyasu said he was encouraged by a text from cousin Jacob, who won a national championship in 2016 at North Carolina with Eyasu’s older brother duo of Patrick and Timmy.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
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After the battle, the South surrendered Fort Gaines, which still stands on Dauphin Island.—
D. Hunter Reardon,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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In many prison camps, the lowest level of security in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), cell phones are so prevalent that those who recently surrender can have one within days of arriving on the compound.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Viewed from within China, things had been looking up after the world’s two largest economies agreed to dramatically roll back steep tariffs – a conciliatory step in a trade war that had threatened the entire global trading system.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Voices Hiltzik: Trump and Vance are dead wrong — economists unanimously agree that U.S. tariffs are a tax on American consumers Sept. 4, 2024 Trump’s tariff orders betray the same inattention to detail.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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“Concede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concede. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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