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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
On June 30, detectives were notified Brewer had succumbed to his injuries, according to the press release.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
Most of the resulting plants succumbed to rust; the few that made it were crossed with one another to produce the next generation.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Don’t succumb to the urge to overfertilize, which leads to other problems.
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—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
Photographer Liz’s mission to fulfill a bucket list of assignments before succumbing to her rare and aggressive abdominal cancer gained profound resonance after being embraced by the royal couple.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 19 June 2025
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
Most of the resulting plants succumbed to rust; the few that made it were crossed with one another to produce the next generation.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Don’t succumb to the urge to overfertilize, which leads to other problems.
4.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
Photographer Liz’s mission to fulfill a bucket list of assignments before succumbing to her rare and aggressive abdominal cancer gained profound resonance after being embraced by the royal couple.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succumb
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After nearly three years of discussion and refinement, plans have been submitted to the city of San Diego for a pair of monument signs to mark La Jolla’s Bird Rock area.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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The brewery opted not to submit any beers to the State Fair’s competition, according to the log of entries.—
Jack Rodriquez-Vars
July 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 July 2025
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Octavia Graham, 52, surrendered herself to authorities June 30 following a warrant for her arrest.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 July 2025
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In Zero Day, De Niro’s George Mullen is an old-school politician who, acting on sensibilities developed during a much different time in American history, expects the American people to willingly surrender some of their civil liberties while his commission investigates the nationwide cyberattack.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
4 July 2025
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In Gaza, though, no one knows precisely how many people have died, or what proportion were innocents; the Gaza Health Ministry, which is run by Hamas, maintains that more than half were women and children.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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One person died in federal prison after being kept in restraints for more than two days.—
Joseph Shapiro,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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In their five World Cup matches, the Netherlands conceded only two goals with Spitse on the pitch.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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To get to a supermajority on partial overrides, the four members conceded on some of Gloria’s vetoes, such as elimination of $250,000 for a homeless outreach team.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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During his career, 247Sports states Moore had yielded just 18 catches on 36 targets for an impressive 50% clip.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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That said, there are signs that state and national efforts to address the overdose crisis may be yielding early results.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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The great auk of the North Atlantic, the moa of New Zealand, the elephant bird of Madagascar, and the Réunion ibis of Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean all perished shortly after the humans entered the picture.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Seven llamas perished in a barn fire at Louisville Llama Farm, owned by Caroline Willette and Dale Hill.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Older generations who bought homes decades ago—and who would typically be ready to downsize by now—aren’t budging out of fear of relatively high mortgage rates.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
11 July 2025
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The gender wage gap has barely budged over the past 20 years.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
10 July 2025
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As 2024 began, demand for electricity on the national grid started falling—not because the economy was in decline but because (as careful scrutiny of images on Google Earth revealed) so many Pakistanis were putting up solar panels.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
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Starbucks' same-store sales in China were flat in the first quarter this year after falling for four consecutive quarters .—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
9 July 2025
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“Succumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succumb. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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