1
as in to submit
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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2
as in to surrender
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 to die
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 to capitulate
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 succumb
Fish from Toyosu Market in Tokyo and Australian Wagyu from Florida-local purveyors succumb to the team’s technique in sauce and consommé and on-bone braising.
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
The Indian skipper eventually succumbed to Connolly who showed great character after his difficult batting effort.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Or will the center of the universe succumb to a snarling, fire-breathing beast?
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
The victims were transported to a local hospital, where Ms. Garner succumbed to her injuries shortly after arrival.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
The Indian skipper eventually succumbed to Connolly who showed great character after his difficult batting effort.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Or will the center of the universe succumb to a snarling, fire-breathing beast?
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
The victims were transported to a local hospital, where Ms. Garner succumbed to her injuries shortly after arrival.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succumb
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Between October, 2023, and February, 2024, the number of Title VI complaints submitted to the Department of Education increased fifteenfold.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Applicants can submit for consideration starting March 3 at 12 p.m. PT, with submissions closing on March 5 at 12 p.m. PT.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Nets also surrendered three straight 3-pointers to Vincent, Luka Doncic and Dalton Knecht over the final 2:29 of the third quarter.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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After an hour, the man surrendered to police but bit an officer on the arm, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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Robert will fill the chair that had been held for decades by L.A. TV icon Sam Rubin, who died last May.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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Turner was elected in November, filling the Houston seat that had been held by longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last July after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.—
Juan A. Lozano,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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The move inevitably would be divisive, as Shapiro conceded, and would likely be cast as political.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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In four of the five matches the team has played this season, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris hasn’t conceded a goal.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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Last year’s mid-season, March sale, which had 276 lots, and a 75.7 percent sell-through rate, yielded $25.7 million with fees.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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This gives probabilistic preferences for every pair of outcomes sampled from the preference graph, yielding a preference dataset.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The names of the boaters who perished and those hospitalized were not immediately released.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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That was quickly followed by two fatal accidents aboard small planes—one in Philadelphia and then one in Alaska—in which a total of 17 people perished, adding to the unease.—
Barbara Peterson,
AFAR Media,
20 Feb. 2025
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The steel build won’t budge or buckle, and there are built-in notches to manage cables.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
WIRED,
24 Feb. 2025
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Expand Neither team budged in the early going until the Panthers went on an 8-0 run early in the second quarter, capped by Terence Jones’ 3-pointer for a 31-23 advantage with 6:17 left until the break.—
Glenn Graham,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Feb. 2025
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Vaccination Rates As reported by the CDC, the measles vaccination rate among children in kindergarten nationally has fallen since 2019, from approximately 95 percent of children receiving a two-dose MMR coverage to 92.7 percent.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The market also soured on Salesforce, which fell 4% despite topping analysts’ profit expectations for the latest quarter.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Succumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succumb. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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