succumb
verb (used without object)
to give way to superior force; yield.
succumbs
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present tense formof succumb (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The question is whether the party now meekly succumbs to the browbeating:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Lacking immediate options, Bea succumbs to Christy’s latest tomfoolery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
In the more pessimistic schema, Tesla succumbs to competition and margin pressure, the market disregards Optimus in valuations and Robotaxi has slower growth expected.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025
Fearing he’s a has-been, the diminutive, balding Hart slowly succumbs to self-loathing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
On 29 January 2016, the last hive of honeybees, located on an almond farm in California, succumbs to CCD.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
