caved

verb

Definition of cavednext
past tense of cave
as in submitted

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  1. submitted
  2. capitulated
  3. beset
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  • The board approved the deal upon the recommendation of a special committee of independent directors that conducted a review of the transaction proposal submitted earlier this year.
    David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
  • At the center of the litigation are the 10-year site plans submitted annually by the state’s largest electric utilities.
    Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of submitted
Verb
  • University leaders in Wisconsin, North Carolina, North Dakota, Virginia, Kentucky, and Texas have capitulated to jawboning efforts, shuttering DEI offices and LGBTQ studies programs when they are not required by law to do so.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The full 2004-05 season was lost before the players capitulated, and the same system remains in place today.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of capitulated
Verb
  • Some of the states do not have returning electors, and these are the ones where criminal cases have been brought, though many of the cases have been beset by issues.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The South Korean president has also been beset by scandal involving his wife, first lady Kim Keon Hee.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of beset
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