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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
Dockworkers on the West Coast yielded some of that control over automation more than 50 years ago, Elzway explained.
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Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
But there were plenty of other great options—including budget-friendly salt and sugar scrubs—that yielded surprisingly great results too.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
The bad news is that more than 100 programs yielded no economic ROI, leaving a majority of their graduates earning less than a high school graduate five years after finishing the program.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
For-profit institutions in California showed their graduates taking longer, and nearly a fifth of their programs (17%) yielded no economic return at all.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, a study in The Lancet showed that a new Ukrainian AI algorithm yielded a 37% increase in HIV detection rates compared to a non-machine-learning approach.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
But other recordings yielded entirely new discoveries.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
The studio then made a splash with a groundbreaking for that time Netflix deal in 2013 for a suite of Marvel Television series as well as a superhero team-up limited series that yielded six shows.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Nevertheless, vice presidential debates have yielded some of the most memorable political moments in recent history.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
But there were plenty of other great options—including budget-friendly salt and sugar scrubs—that yielded surprisingly great results too.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
The bad news is that more than 100 programs yielded no economic ROI, leaving a majority of their graduates earning less than a high school graduate five years after finishing the program.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
For-profit institutions in California showed their graduates taking longer, and nearly a fifth of their programs (17%) yielded no economic return at all.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, a study in The Lancet showed that a new Ukrainian AI algorithm yielded a 37% increase in HIV detection rates compared to a non-machine-learning approach.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
But other recordings yielded entirely new discoveries.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
The studio then made a splash with a groundbreaking for that time Netflix deal in 2013 for a suite of Marvel Television series as well as a superhero team-up limited series that yielded six shows.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Nevertheless, vice presidential debates have yielded some of the most memorable political moments in recent history.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yielded
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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
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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
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The company gave me an advanced look at the game for this article.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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For example, the Center of Collegiate Mental Health found that counseling centers gave 56% of all appointments to 20% of clients.Eric Wood, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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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
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The updated four- to six-week processing time applies to applications submitted by paper or online.Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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As for texts, almost all messages sent between iPhones should be encrypted end-to-end by Apple’s iMessage system, and Google’s implementation of the RCS standard has brought end-to-end encryption to most Android-to-Android messaging.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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County officials attributed increasing mosquito activity to warmer temperatures brought by climate change.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Four years after the radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed, a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is shining a light on the unprecedented failures that caused its destruction.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The frantic scene after an aluminum gangway collapsed Saturday at a boat dock on a Georgia barrier island capped what was supposed to have been a day of celebration, an annual festival spotlighting the culture and history of Sapelo Island's tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants.CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Later in the show, Martin returned sans geeky costume to discuss the future of Coldplay.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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One week after the monster storm pummeled their street, Zara and his neighbors returned on Friday to shovel and mop mud out of their houses.Morgan Norwood, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Penny surrendered more than a week after the incident.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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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
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All but the two notifications about Iran were privately rendered, but Brandt and the experts’ chair told me that, unlike the Justice Department, the intelligence agencies have no rule against publicizing allegations about a foreign influence plot in the days before the vote.David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Bid instead on this Richard Mille model created in collaboration with tennis champ Rafael Nadal—rendered here in the red, white, and blue of Brady’s New England Patriots.Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Yielded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yielded. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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