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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
Despite the lower expected future tax rate of 24%, the conversion would have yielded $2,000 more, Vanguard said.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The Tyler sale yielded $5,865 for a net profit of $1,303.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
That round of talks, in Abu Dhabi, yielded the first prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia in five months and a vague agreement to continue negotiating, but no apparent progress on the major hurdles to a wider peace deal.
—Mariia Kashchenko, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Those draft classes should have yielded more.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
While higher tea intake yielded similar results, decaffeinated coffee did not, suggesting that caffeine is likely the driving neuroprotective factor.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
That includes a high-90s fastball and three pitches (a changeup, sweeper and slider) that yielded whiff rates over 33% last season.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Throughout the 2020s, the NCAA has lobbied Congress for legal protections, but those efforts haven’t yielded results.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Campbell, 22, yielded the most pressure of any Patriots offensive lineman.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Medora Lee, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The Tyler sale yielded $5,865 for a net profit of $1,303.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
That round of talks, in Abu Dhabi, yielded the first prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia in five months and a vague agreement to continue negotiating, but no apparent progress on the major hurdles to a wider peace deal.
—Mariia Kashchenko, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Those draft classes should have yielded more.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
While higher tea intake yielded similar results, decaffeinated coffee did not, suggesting that caffeine is likely the driving neuroprotective factor.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
That includes a high-90s fastball and three pitches (a changeup, sweeper and slider) that yielded whiff rates over 33% last season.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Throughout the 2020s, the NCAA has lobbied Congress for legal protections, but those efforts haven’t yielded results.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Campbell, 22, yielded the most pressure of any Patriots offensive lineman.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yielded
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That was under former chairman Jeff Shi, who departed the club at the end of 2025 as decision-makers at owner Fosun succumbed to mounting pressure.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Many white residents in East Flatbush had succumbed to racist fearmongering by real-estate speculators and sold their home for a fraction of the assessed value; the speculators sold those homes to Black buyers at exorbitant interest rates.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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The trust accumulated over those projects was what gave both Netflix and Honnold the confidence to mount a spectacle as daring as a rope-less skyscraper climb captured on live TV.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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The façade was pure marketing, with Schubert and Mozart gazing down on an arched display window that gave views into the rotunda.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Tips submitted anonymously to the hotline may be eligible for a reward of up to $25,000.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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Last spring, Illinois lawmakers advanced a bill that would have mandated additional oversight, including a homeschool declaration form to be submitted to local districts.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, the Nets agreed to a multi-team deal with the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors that sent Chris Paul to Toronto and brought Ochai Agbaji, a 2032 Raptors second-round pick and cash considerations to Brooklyn.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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With the help of interior decorator Poplak, Diana brought a bright high-English style to her three-story marital home.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Bulls eventually collapsed in a 136-120 loss to the Nuggets before a sellout crowd of 20,939, but the start of the latest rebuild that can’t be called a rebuild was off to an interesting first step nonetheless.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Desperate social media posts from residents reached a fever pitch over the past week, with residents sharing photos of sheets of ice on exterior walls and a ceiling collapsed on cars in a garage.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Angell relinquished not only his role as chair, but as a board member entirely.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2026
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There’s Brownie, a stray boa constrictor who was wandering in an apartment complex and Kiki, a shy kinkajou, who was relinquished when his caregiver became ill.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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The custodian of the maison’s some 20,000 documents, fragments, and objects is the effervescent Sophie Rouart, who indulged me in pulling any style of my choosing.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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Seibert’s niece, said her uncle indulged his love of travel the past three years, even going on a road trip to his old haunts in Washington, Idaho and Montana.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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There were no additional details about the arrest and messages to Cordero's cellphone were not immediately returned.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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However, police in Minnesota can issue a citation that directly charges a suspect, typically with a low-level crime, absent a formal criminal complaint returned from city or county prosecutors.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Yielded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yielded. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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