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as in succumbed
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)
I finally yielded to temptation and had a bowl of ice cream
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as in submitted
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
after initially balking at the order, the soldier yielded when the commanding officer threatened a formal charge of insubordination
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as in brought
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
the sort of embarrassing question that seldom yields an honest answer
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as in collapsed
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the door soon yielded to the battering ram
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as in relinquished
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
refusing to yield the city to enemy troops
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as in indulged
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
she yielded herself to temptation and booked a month-long vacation in the Bahamas like she'd wanted to for years
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Recent Examples of yielded
But none of it yielded real concern or head-scratching decisions, either.
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The transaction has yielded mixed results, most investors and analysts have concluded.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Don’t forget the 2024 draft when a trade yielded the Panthers a 2025 second-round pick; the Panthers might not have gotten Nic Scourton without that move.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
According to the organizers, that approach yielded more than 70 submissions for Cine Casi Hecho.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
In its first few months, the program has yielded positive results in student learning, Kinsfather said.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
Their correspondence yielded two completely unique approaches to the problem.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
Brief flashbacks to Mary’s earlier concerts are merely informational; another flashback, to a séance at which Mary yielded to self-harming mysticism, is far more consequential, leading to violence in Sam’s studio.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Officials said recent operations have yielded record-setting results, including a February seizure of 200,000 pounds of cocaine.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Chad Graff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The transaction has yielded mixed results, most investors and analysts have concluded.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Don’t forget the 2024 draft when a trade yielded the Panthers a 2025 second-round pick; the Panthers might not have gotten Nic Scourton without that move.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
According to the organizers, that approach yielded more than 70 submissions for Cine Casi Hecho.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
In its first few months, the program has yielded positive results in student learning, Kinsfather said.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
Their correspondence yielded two completely unique approaches to the problem.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
Brief flashbacks to Mary’s earlier concerts are merely informational; another flashback, to a séance at which Mary yielded to self-harming mysticism, is far more consequential, leading to violence in Sam’s studio.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Officials said recent operations have yielded record-setting results, including a February seizure of 200,000 pounds of cocaine.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yielded
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Boone was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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On April 9, Jaxon succumbed to his injuries and died at the hospital.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Struijk’s error was punished, but nobody in white gave a good account of themselves during an opening period in which Daniel Farke admitted there was nervousness in his line-up.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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White told reporters at his Halas Hall introduction that his on-field tenacity comes from rivalries with his brothers and dad that stoked his fire and gave him a cutthroat edge.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The prosecutor submitted a Facebook picture that Burgos told authorities was her boyfriend holding the gun used in the shooting.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The plan, which was submitted the day before the Legislature convened a four-day special session on redistricting Tuesday, eliminates four of the eight current Democratic-leaning districts, giving Republicans a 24-to-four advantage.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The 76th edition of the FIFA Congress brought some 1,600 of the top soccer officials from around the world to the city.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The king met with the little leaguers, greeted local dancers and the queen even said hello to a little black and white lamb who was brought by a local to the historic event.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The brief, failed ouster of Altman in 2023 almost collapsed the ChatGPT maker, with investors pressing the board to bring back Altman and employees pledging to quit en masse if the CEO wasn’t reinstated.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Over the past 50 years, the average size of wildlife populations has collapsed by 73% owing to nature loss and climate change.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This suggests that Bronze Age individuals relinquished pieces of their wealth as a sacred offering.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Siavash Ghoreishi, a pediatrician in private practice, and Jila Khorsand, a pathologist with a large medical group, both relinquished their medical licenses shortly after their daughter's death and have disputed Scott's claims.—
Juliet Pennington,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps the latter must be indulged a bit to build a platform for the former—forests sometimes need to burn in order to thrive.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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His appetite for complexity was increasingly indulged as a means of branding cities and institutions, and his novel forms were deployed as blunt metaphors to absorb and obscure contradictions rather than negotiate them in material and spatial terms.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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When the boyfriend returned, Delgado-Cordoba got back in the driver’s seat and drove away with the woman still inside.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then all the old problems returned.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Yielded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yielded. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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