capitulate
Example Sentences
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I just didn't expect to see them capitulate like that.
From BBC
It’s an old Wall Street saying that a bull market doesn’t end “till the last bear turns bullish,” or at least until they capitulate.
From MarketWatch
In case anyone wonders if there’s any point in taking a stand only to be forced to capitulate down the road, I would invite you to consider an episode from last summer.
From Salon
“We’ve capitulated and changed our tune for the beat-and-raise juggernaut,” the analyst says after raising a number of near and longer term estimates for the energy company.
The terrorists apparently believed that the taking of hostages and accompanying psychological warfare would force Israel to capitulate and end the war, leaving Hamas victorious.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
