given in

verb

Definition of given innext
past participle of give in
1
as in indulged
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) give in and have some chocolate

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2
as in yielded
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 Synonyms for given in
  1. yielded
  2. submitted
  3. surrendered
  4. bowed
  5. conceded
  6. budged
  7. succumbed
Verb
  • Overall, women lead just 8% of S&P 500 companies, suggesting that decades of momentum have only yielded incremental gains.
    Moira Forbes, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Physically walking the property to search for depressions and gravestones yielded a possible site.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of yielded
Verb
  • First United and Jones complained that the trustee overseeing the auction did not comply with Lopez’s instructions in the bankruptcy proceeding, as the bids were submitted under seal.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Half of the 817 hospitals that submitted maternity data for evaluation were named Best Hospitals for Maternity Care, the media company said in a release.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of submitted
Verb
  • Fast forward to October 2019, when Huffman surrendered to serve a 14-day sentence for her role in the college admissions scandal.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • After giving up 12 points in the paint in the first half, the Nets surrendered 14 points in the paint in the third quarter alone.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of surrendered
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  • Born July 3, 1940 in Madison, Wisconsin, Michael Cole bowed on television in an episode of western Gunsmoke in 1961.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Born July 3, 1940 in Madison, Wisconsin, Michael Cole bowed on television in an episode of western Gunsmoke in 1961.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of bowed
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  • Helmut Marko conceded that Verstappen’s teammates—referring to the thousands of them—are also being cheated by this orientation.
    Rob Reed, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Newman conceded last month after losing to Choi by less than 2 percentage points, or about 6,000 votes.
    Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of conceded
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  • While Kay got a bonus earlier this year, her salary hasn’t budged.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • These include situations where the sides haven’t exchanged fire in decades, such as in China’s quarrel with Taiwan, but also conflicts like the one in Syria, where the fighting never stopped but the front lines hardly ever budged.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of budged
Verb
  • The dream turned into a nightmare when Lucy succumbed to cytomegalovirus (CMV), an infection that can be passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy.
    Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Local authorities had told Reuters that 143 people have succumbed to the illness since late October.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of succumbed
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