as in surrender
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another
her sudden capitulation surprised everyone; she usually debated for hours
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However, the apparent capitulation was enough to infuriate viewers, who turned off the influential breakfast show, and their colleagues alike.
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Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Nov. 2024
By 2023, the Kremlin developed a new strategy to terrorize Ukraine and force its capitulation: destroy its energy infrastructure.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
Nowhere has the trend toward avoidance and capitulation been more apparent than in the Harris/Walz presidential campaign itself.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 24 Oct. 2024
But some of Disney’s rate capitulation has angered rivals, who had hoped not to roll back their numbers to such a degree, and are being forced to do so in order to match Disney’s offer.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 June 2024
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Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Nov. 2024
By 2023, the Kremlin developed a new strategy to terrorize Ukraine and force its capitulation: destroy its energy infrastructure.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
Nowhere has the trend toward avoidance and capitulation been more apparent than in the Harris/Walz presidential campaign itself.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 24 Oct. 2024
But some of Disney’s rate capitulation has angered rivals, who had hoped not to roll back their numbers to such a degree, and are being forced to do so in order to match Disney’s offer.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 June 2024
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“Capitulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitulation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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