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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
Michelle Dowd, Time, 14 June 2023
Sure enough, the taco was extra warm and yielding, and the flavors—the flour and the char, the faint and sweet minerality of the potato, the spice and fat of the chorizo—all blurred together, a perfect harmonic chord.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024
Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Important systems, such as the electrical, fuel supply, and control mechanisms, were verified during the test flight, yielding vital performance information.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Or even one in which religion is soft and yielding, called to comfort, rather than afflict.
—Michelle Dowd, Time, 14 June 2023
Sure enough, the taco was extra warm and yielding, and the flavors—the flour and the char, the faint and sweet minerality of the potato, the spice and fat of the chorizo—all blurred together, a perfect harmonic chord.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024
Verb
Own Your Vision Creative visualization is a powerful tool for yielding exciting results if the person manifesting the vision believes in it and has the visual, emotional and mental strength to see it through.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Important systems, such as the electrical, fuel supply, and control mechanisms, were verified during the test flight, yielding vital performance information.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yielding
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Crowds gathering for the Royal Horticultural Society’s Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival on the sprawling palace grounds reached into backpacks for umbrellas with the resigned look of people attending a supremely English occasion designed to be held in sunshine.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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The second-year Chicago Bears cornerback let out a resigned sigh and laugh.Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2024
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Four days later, Dibble’s daughter found her limp, blue in the face, not breathing.J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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Balloons for Diary of a Wimpy Kid's Greg Heffley and Toys R Us mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe were spotted looking slightly limp, while Snoopy and One Piece's Monkey D. Luffy had noticeably droopy hats.Kate Hogan, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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However, owner surrender rates increased from 30.5 percent in 2019 to 32 percent in 2024, which is primarily due to cats.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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It could well be forced into a surrender involving Putin annexing huge swaths of its territory, as well as promising never to join NATO.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The church's front doors lay in pieces, succumbing to the flames and the pressure of the water.Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Frey said believes Hoover slipped on the ice, fell to the ground and was unable to get back up before succumbing to harsh weather conditions.Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Kelly is in the final year of a four-year, $50 million contract extension, and he’s been candid about the Colts’ disinterest in giving him another extension.James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Some could be seen praying, giving the holy structure one last offering before its days as one of Indianapolis' oldest Lutheran churches no longer existed.Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Residing or working in the country without legal status and submitting false documents to government authorities for a range of benefits or for employment is already a federal crime.Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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After submitting those contributions for public matching funds, the Adams campaign raked in an additional $22,000 in taxpayers’ cash off of them, records show.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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At the time of the forecasts, demand for OPEC oil was collapsing, making a prediction of near-term weakness seem unavoidable, but the presumption that price increases were inevitable generated an assumption that markets would revert to the ‘normal’ trend beyond the foreseeable future.Michael Lynch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Linda jumps into action, giving the tree a full-body hug to prevent it from collapsing on Drew.Tabitha Parent, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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For the Thunder to turn a defensive liability into one of the best defenders in all of basketball, without relinquishing a single draft pick, has to go down as one of the biggest steals of the 2024-2025 NBA season.Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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There’s that relinquishing control of the messaging, though!Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Yielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yielding. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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