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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The Trump administration seems to believe that Russia would agree to halt its aggression and end the war without new pressure or Ukrainian capitulation.
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Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
To some, keeping silent would have been tantamount to capitulation, but others have questioned Zelenskyy’s approach.
—Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
And the rivalry highlights the tech giants’ broader capitulation to the new administration.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Yet a form of capitulation has haunted the opening salvos of the Trump administration’s negotiating plan – Hegseth gifting Moscow with the prospect of Ukraine not joining NATO or recovering territory, before talks had apparently begun.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
To some, keeping silent would have been tantamount to capitulation, but others have questioned Zelenskyy’s approach.
—Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
And the rivalry highlights the tech giants’ broader capitulation to the new administration.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Yet a form of capitulation has haunted the opening salvos of the Trump administration’s negotiating plan – Hegseth gifting Moscow with the prospect of Ukraine not joining NATO or recovering territory, before talks had apparently begun.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Capitulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitulation. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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