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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
The more financially savvy questions yielded smarter answers.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The result was a mix-and-match wardrobe that yielded a huge number of outfit possibilities.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 May 2026
The Valkyries shed pieces in last year’s expansion draft and their subsequent draft-night maneuvering yielded little.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Mackenzie Blackwood yielded three goals on 13 shots, and Avs coach Jared Bednar went back to Scott Wedgewood for the final two periods.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
The Angels threatened in the seventh against Erik Sabrowski, who yielded two walks but struck out the side.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
All three of those yielded four points.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 13 May 2026
However, the search yielded no remains or further leads in the investigation, South Elgin police said.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 8 May 2026
And Netflix’s high-profile partnership with Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, yielded virtually no success.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 May 2026
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The result was a mix-and-match wardrobe that yielded a huge number of outfit possibilities.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 May 2026
The Valkyries shed pieces in last year’s expansion draft and their subsequent draft-night maneuvering yielded little.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Mackenzie Blackwood yielded three goals on 13 shots, and Avs coach Jared Bednar went back to Scott Wedgewood for the final two periods.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
The Angels threatened in the seventh against Erik Sabrowski, who yielded two walks but struck out the side.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
All three of those yielded four points.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 13 May 2026
However, the search yielded no remains or further leads in the investigation, South Elgin police said.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 8 May 2026
And Netflix’s high-profile partnership with Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, yielded virtually no success.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yielded
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One of the patients later succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced dead, officials said.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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When Montiel had it, doctors could only provide supportive care, as her body either fought off the virus, or succumbed to it.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Some of the visceral mechanisms that gave it life have to be discarded.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Her Avalon pair gave Cannes a more subtle version of a slouchy boot shape that has been turning up in more dramatic form this spring.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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Of the 1,262 applications submitted this year, nearly half of applicants identified as a person of color; nearly 20% self-identified as an immigrant; 13% as the child of an immigrant and 10% as a person with a disability.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
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The company first submitted development plans to the city in September 2025.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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Lei Ying Lee, Xia Brookside rivalry heats up Lei Ying Lee brought the TNA Knockouts Championship back home last week with a win over Arianna Grace.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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During my lifetime there have been 55 years in which my country has engaged in prolonged and endless conflicts or wars, few of which have brought a decisive victory.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Although Detroit collapsed in the second round, the front office’s confidence in Bickerstaff, who signed a contract extension the day after the Pistons ousted the Orlando Magic in the first round, hasn’t wavered.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Decker collapsed during a training exercise on Thursday afternoon in the 6600 block of North Kedzie Avenue in West Rogers Park.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Verb
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There are outs not to be relinquished on the bases.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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Aries held the title for 298 days beginning in September 2011 and only relinquished it to get a shot at the TNA World Championship.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 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
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In the remote village of Bella Coola, where a milky-green river winds beneath towering mountains, the ooligan run has not returned in 26 years.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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And in February, HBR returned with 3M's Jayshree Seth describing how AI tools meant to enhance productivity are creating predictable patterns of dysfunction.—
Julie Averill,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Yielded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yielded. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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