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as in succumbed
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
the supervisor finally relented in the face of the petition, and allowed employees to take longer lunch breaks
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as in subsided
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the fury of the storm relented, and the next day the sun finally broke through the clouds
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Recent Examples of relented
As the sun set again, Nicolas the travel agent relented and booked the flights without hearing from Norwegian.
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Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
The numbers exploded from the jump and never relented, with world records shattering one after the other.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
Eventually, the soldier relented, turned and walked away.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
There’s been an outcry on social media to bring them back, and McDonald’s finally relented.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
The producers have really relented on these silly, architectural challenges and this season was so wonderfully back to basics.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
Manson ultimately relented, agreeing to drop his lawsuit against Wood for good and to pay her the full fee award.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Even in the lean years, the Jay Mustangs never relented.
—David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
The numbers exploded from the jump and never relented, with world records shattering one after the other.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
Eventually, the soldier relented, turned and walked away.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
There’s been an outcry on social media to bring them back, and McDonald’s finally relented.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
The producers have really relented on these silly, architectural challenges and this season was so wonderfully back to basics.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
Manson ultimately relented, agreeing to drop his lawsuit against Wood for good and to pay her the full fee award.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Even in the lean years, the Jay Mustangs never relented.
—David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relented
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While many plants have succumbed to winter’s sleep, there are still plenty of flowers to keep your gardens lively and vases full.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Duran, however, succumbed to his injuries two days later.Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
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After large-scale fighting subsided in 2018, Tehran began to focus on consolidating its influence in Syria’s south and southeast, securing control over territory and integrating the militias into the Syrian armed forces.Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Monthly inflation subsided in November after showing little improvement in recent months.Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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Not too long before, Ajax had lost 4-0 at home to rivals Feyenoord — managed by Arne Slot — then conceded five away to PSV.Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Leicester, who have kept just one clean sheet this season, have conceded 37 goals in 17 league games at an average of over two goals a game, with seven goals conceded without reply in the last two fixtures alone.Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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The theme of running recurred, as did moments of isolation, with Abraham appearing preoccupied and diminished, unable to fully participate as the others moved around him.Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Suddenly, a two-score lead had diminished to 27-21.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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When the Nazi Reich surrendered, Eisenhower commented the war was over, but not won.Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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The 473 yards gained by Ohio State was the most surrendered by the Tennessee defense all season.Mitch Stacy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
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Similar patterns follow after European contact: When settlers felled northern Wisconsin’s white pine forests, tribes like the Menominee turned to trees such as hemlock and butternut.Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Tent poles, for instance, are made from trees that have been naturally felled by elephants, and the whole camp runs on solar power.Nicholas DeRenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
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The film bowed at Toronto earlier this year.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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Not only the lisping child, but those whose frames are bowed down by the weight of time, worship around the Christmas shrine, and are willing devotees to its vivifying delights.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
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