succumbs

present tense third-person singular of succumb
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succumbs
Verb
  • The business flags a card that needs updating and submits this to its payment processor.
    Robert Day, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • An amicus, or friend of the court, is a person or organization who submits an expert opinion to a court in support of a party in a case.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • When his grandmother dies, the 12-year-old must return to live with his estranged family.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • After a difficult delivery, an infant dies and the father demands an inquiry into her methods.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Johnson concedes that having the world at our fingertips is incredible in some ways, but has found that going back to basics and silencing the noise has had a major impact on her creativity.
    Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Google now concedes distance working only in exceptional circumstances with repercussions on performance assessment and promotions.
    Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Despite spending more per person on healthcare than any other nation, the average life expectancy of American adults falls below that of 56 countries on six continents.
    Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Black Friday—the day after Thanksgiving—falls on November 29 this year.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Succumbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succumbs. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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