caved

past tense of cave

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caved
Verb
  • The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Taxation submitted comments to the Treasury with respect to Executive Order 14247 regarding electronic payments, specifically those made by or to the IRS.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The Washington Post said the claim appears to be based on information submitted to the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, which monitors the safety of shots approved or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • General Mills capitulated and brought back the original Trix, artificial dyes and all.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Trump, who has sometimes seemed conflicted about the anti-vax sentiment in his coalition that prevents him from claiming more credit for Operation Warp Speed, has thoroughly capitulated to the political reality that Kennedy is a useful ally.
    Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As a discipline, advertising is beset by all sorts of weird internal contradictions, although that’s probably to be expected, given the thankless job commercials are tasked with carrying out.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That event was still beset by confrontations, with someone jumping on a police officer, protesters smashing glass panes in the doors of the venue and members of the Proud Boys – a far-right group – clashing with demonstrators, according to local media reports.
    Curt Devine, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Caved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caved. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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