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as in resigned
receiving or enduring without offering resistance
a person too yielding to even stand up for his own rights
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as in limp
not stiff in structure
after sitting on a hard bench for hours, I was happy to sink into the sofa's yielding cushions
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as in surrender
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as in succumbing
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 giving
to produce as revenue
I expect that stock to yield at least 14% profit this year
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as in submitting
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 causing
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 collapsing
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 relinquishing
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 indulging
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 yielding
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
When interest rates rise, the cost of holding non-yielding assets such as Bitcoin increases.
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Jason Phillips,
Ascend Agency,
30 Jan. 2026
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
The warm, dry climate coaxes concentrated fruit from a dizzying range of soils, yielding powerful wines that recontextualize familiar varieties.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 June 2026
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Adjective
The warrior is both strong and yielding, capable of decisive action and deliberate restraint.
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Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
When interest rates rise, the cost of holding non-yielding assets such as Bitcoin increases.
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Jason Phillips,
Ascend Agency,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
The move comes after the $26 billion fund — a non-traded business development company which offers wealthy retail investors exposure to higher-yielding private credit assets — said withdrawal requests in the previous quarter rose to more than 11%.
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Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
The warm, dry climate coaxes concentrated fruit from a dizzying range of soils, yielding powerful wines that recontextualize familiar varieties.
—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yielding
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Liz Alvarado skillfully broadens this figure from a resigned, knowing older woman committed to marrying for security, to believably revealing dormant feelings within her that tamped down her first-and-only true enamorado Diego.
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Neither is the machine that, partway through the play, noisily turns the stage into a great berg of foam, which slowly subsumes a resigned Kramer.
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Rats, cockroaches and weasels run amok, tearing through limp tent sheets and biting children and newborn babies in their sleep.
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Of course, London is not short of premium lunch options or businesses built around the idea that office workers will pay for something better than a limp sandwich between meetings.
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The guards outside the Red Keep surrender, but inside – where the dragons cannot go – is another matter, and the two fight their way to the throne room, where a large contingent of men-at-arms and knights awaits, gloating.
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Liberty, freedom, equality and revolution are the focus of an innovative exhibit at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, Virginia, on the site where the struggle for independence effectively ended with British surrender of October 19, 1781.
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The work was not about identity, as is so often argued, but transcended identity without succumbing to the empty promises of globalization.
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Supergirl killing Krem without much buildup, or hesitation, despite her advice to Ruthye, could have been framed as the heroine succumbing to her impulses, or accepting some dark truth about her own nature.
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The Athletics beat the Dodgers 7-1 on Wednesday night, giving the West Sacramento team its only win of the series with the Dodgers, winners of the past two World Series, failing to secure a three-game sweep.
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Another prohibits giving lectures in public parks without city permission.
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In a letter believed to be written around June 30, two days after submitting the draft of the Declaration, Jefferson asked Edmund Pendleton, president of the Virginia Convention, for someone to replace him at the Continental Congress.
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The facility is experienced in submitting documentation and claims to the VA’s Foreign Medical Program on behalf of eligible veterans.
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During contests, their stomachs stretch, heart rates rise, and digestion struggles to keep up, causing intense physical stress.
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The state also has goals, including some that have been in place since 2012, that set declining limits on smog-causing pollutants and required automakers to sell increasing percentages of electric and hybrid vehicles through 2025.
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The camaraderie was evident on the ground here in La Guaira, the coastal city where quake damage was most severe, collapsing dozens of buildings.
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Unlike straw or lower-grade wool blends, beaver felt can be reworked without collapsing its structure, which is what allows hats to be reshaped by hand rather than stamped out of a mold.
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“Yielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yielding. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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