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as in admitting
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly she grudgingly conceded his point
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as in succumbing
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) he conceded as soon as it became clear that he could not win
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Recent Examples of conceding That ended a 593-minute run by LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris without conceding to begin an MLS season, the fourth longest in league history. —
Josh Gross, Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026 Green rarely strayed more than a few feet from the Clippers superstar, fighting through screens rather than conceding a switch. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 The Blue Sharks won all five home matches during qualifying without conceding a goal. —ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 With Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceding the election to opposition leader Péter Magyar’s Tisza party, the focus of Hungarian news media is trying to gauge the size of the party’s future majority. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026 Teammate Taylor O’Leary took over and finished the game, conceding two hits and zero runs. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026 And finally… The highlight of Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 draw at Porto in the Europe League’s quarter-finals last night was Porto’s Martim Fernandes conceding this early own goal from not far off the halfway line. —Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Though that sentence could also have stopped after four words, the statistics really are bad — conceding around one goal every 10 corners faced. —Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Josh Gross, Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026 Green rarely strayed more than a few feet from the Clippers superstar, fighting through screens rather than conceding a switch. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 The Blue Sharks won all five home matches during qualifying without conceding a goal. —ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 With Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceding the election to opposition leader Péter Magyar’s Tisza party, the focus of Hungarian news media is trying to gauge the size of the party’s future majority. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026 Teammate Taylor O’Leary took over and finished the game, conceding two hits and zero runs. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026 And finally… The highlight of Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 draw at Porto in the Europe League’s quarter-finals last night was Porto’s Martim Fernandes conceding this early own goal from not far off the halfway line. —Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Though that sentence could also have stopped after four words, the statistics really are bad — conceding around one goal every 10 corners faced. —Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Google agreed to pay without admitting fault after a group of consumers sued in 2020 over the Android OS draining their cellular data without their permission.— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
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That’s despite Microsoft admitting in its own Copilot terms of service that the AI shouldn’t be relied upon for virtually any important work.— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
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Parker was also fighting tuberculosis at the time, succumbing to the disease just a few months after the battle.— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
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Shepard uses her last ounce of strength to kill the final hitman before succumbing to her injuries.— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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Robinson left a handwritten note for his romantic partner confessing to the crime, and also confessed to friends on the chat room platform Discord, prosecutors said.— Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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Josh goes to prison and serves an eight-year sentence after falsely confessing to Park's crimes.— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
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Right-hander Colin Rea handled the Phillies, tossing 6 2/3 innings while surrendering just one run on six hits.— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Two soldiers, hands in the air, surrendering and carefully following the orders barked at them by the other side.— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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O'Hara has met with Lussier's family, acknowledging shortfalls but also pointing out that staffing levels and caseloads placed an extraordinary burden on officers at the time.— Conor Wight, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Today is a day for acknowledging that this team appears to have a knack for the comeback.— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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As Ballmer sees it, Sanberg agreed to cooperate in exchange for the league submitting a favorable sentencing letter to Judge Wilson, and thus he shouldn’t be regarded as a credible informant.— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Agents from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins report buyers are engaged but cautious, submitting offers in economic and international uncertainty.— Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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As a bowing line of storms sweeps into our area from the west Tuesday night, the main danger will be straight-line wind gusts of up to 60 mph.— Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
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At the adjacent Western Wall in the Old City — the holiest site in the world where Jews can pray — dozens of men and women were seen bowing their heads in prayer.— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Conceding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/conceding. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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