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as in to succumb
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)
give in and have some chocolate
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as in to submit
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
after withstanding hours of begging, their father finally gave in and let them go to the amusement park
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Recent Examples of give in
The center oversees medicines and food given in the U.S. to animals, ranging from pets to cattle.
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Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2025
If the federal government saw fit to encourage people to give in the hard times, why remove the incentive in good times?
—Lz Granderson, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The therapy is given in a private area of the clinic and patients are monitored for two hours after treatment.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Don’t give in to the temptation that more is better.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
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Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2025
If the federal government saw fit to encourage people to give in the hard times, why remove the incentive in good times?
—Lz Granderson, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The therapy is given in a private area of the clinic and patients are monitored for two hours after treatment.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Don’t give in to the temptation that more is better.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give in
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Typically seen as a safe haven asset in times of economic or geopolitical uncertainty, gold succumbed to the aftershock of Trump’s policy seesawing in recent days before rallying 1.7% to around $3,228 an ounce on Friday morning.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
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Within a fortnight, a farmer in rural Georgia is hospitalized with a high fever and vomiting blood; a week later his son in San Antonio succumbs, becoming the first U.S. Ebola death.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 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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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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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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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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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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Michael Busch drove an elevated fastball into the seats, the first extra-base hit Sasaki had surrendered all season.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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