knuckled under

verb

Definition of knuckled undernext
past tense of knuckle under
1
as in succumbed
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) encouraged her to stand firm and not knuckle under to political pressure

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2
as in surrendered
to yield to the control or power of enemy forces the remote outpost was overrun and forced to knuckle under

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knuckled under
  1. succumbed
  2. surrendered
  3. submitted
  4. fell
  5. conceded
  6. bowed
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  • Four died at the scene and two succumbed at a hospital in the town of Huixtla, about 50 miles from the border with Guatemala in Mexico’s Chiapas state, the military said.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In East Rutherford, Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets succumbed to a disappointing 10-9 home loss to the Denver Broncos.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of succumbed
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  • Penny surrendered more than a week after the incident.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
  • President Joan Laporta didn't seem too concerned by this, and convinced Xavi to honor his contract until June 30, 2025 after Barca were knocked out of the Champions League by PSG and pretty much surrendered its league crown to Real Madrid after losing a Clasico.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of surrendered
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  • Following that subpoena, Let’s Go Washington submitted 9,000 pages of documents to the PDC, but staff at the commission said Let’s Go Washington should have been able to provide the information faster.
    Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The updated four- to six-week processing time applies to applications submitted by paper or online.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of submitted
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  • Last week, the band had to cancel shows in Chula Vista, CA and Phoenix, AZ after Cronin was felled by an undisclosed illness.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The Commanders fan is dropped with a punch as the other lunges at the Ravens fan, only to be thrown into a brick wall and ultimately felled.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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  • Two years later, Lake has still not conceded the governor’s race, despite multiple court rulings against her.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Bremer had captained the side in recent weeks, while being the mainstay of a backline that has only conceded three goals in eight games.
    Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of conceded
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  • This revival of the longest-running entertainment program on Dutch television bowed on the Netherlands’ RTL in 2024, scoring the country’s best new launch since 2018.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
  • This revival of the longest-running entertainment program on Dutch television bowed on the Netherlands’ RTL in 2024, scoring the country’s best new launch since 2018.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
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