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as in submitted
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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as in surrendered
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 died
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 fell
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 succumbed
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.
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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
Three months earlier, his wife, Kris, had succumbed to cancer, leaving Balla all alone to care for the couple’s 15-year-old son and 14-year-old daughter.
—Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
Collins Thomas, a community health worker in Freetown, recalls the devastating loss of numerous colleagues who succumbed while caring for patients during the city's 2014 Ebola outbreak.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Emergency medical services personnel transported him to Mount Sinai West, which is close by, but Thompson succumbed to his injuries.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
The bark is rough and furrowed and the tree is disease-resistant, so it has been used to replace elms and ash that have succumbed to infestations.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
Piquet, among others, succumbed to the punishing conditions, vomiting into his helmet during the 75-lap race.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
One of those meteorites eventually succumbed to Earth’s gravitational pull after a lengthy journey through space, sending it on a trajectory that ended in Indiana.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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
Three months earlier, his wife, Kris, had succumbed to cancer, leaving Balla all alone to care for the couple’s 15-year-old son and 14-year-old daughter.
—Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
Collins Thomas, a community health worker in Freetown, recalls the devastating loss of numerous colleagues who succumbed while caring for patients during the city's 2014 Ebola outbreak.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Emergency medical services personnel transported him to Mount Sinai West, which is close by, but Thompson succumbed to his injuries.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
The bark is rough and furrowed and the tree is disease-resistant, so it has been used to replace elms and ash that have succumbed to infestations.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
Piquet, among others, succumbed to the punishing conditions, vomiting into his helmet during the 75-lap race.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
One of those meteorites eventually succumbed to Earth’s gravitational pull after a lengthy journey through space, sending it on a trajectory that ended in Indiana.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for succumbed
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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
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The judge asked that a plan for the disposition of the Infowars assets be submitted within 30 days.Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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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
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Pixie's life turned upside down when she was surrendered to Halifax County Animal Control in Virginia.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Lipton died in 2019 at age 72 and Williams died in 2021 at age 81.Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Five years after her father's conviction, her mother died tragically in a 2012 plane crash at the age of 43.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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It was even enlarged to incorporate two massive, historic elm trees that would have been felled to accommodate the structure otherwise.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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Bad Robot spent about $50 million of Warners’ money setting satellite deals with writer-producers like Angela Robinson, Dustin Thomason, Jessie Nelson and LaToya Morgan that yielded little.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Another enticement for living room viewers, a streamlined button allowing viewers to subscribe to channels via their TV has yielded a more than 40% increase in the number of subscriptions initiated via a TV set.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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After all, Juliette only discovers the place after everyone has perished on the ground outside.Mark Blankenship, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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Moira is the sister of Tessa (played by actress Madison Wolf), a witch who perished during the penultimate episode of the first season.Gil Macias, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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“Succumbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succumbed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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