caving

verb

Definition of cavingnext
present participle of cave
as in submitting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caving
  1. submitting
  2. capitulating
  3. yielding
  4. besetting
Verb
  • Vereb, 72, appeared at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Thursday, submitting a guilty plea after being accused of defrauding thousands of pet owners over several years while operating funeral homes in Hazelwood and Harrison Township.
    — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Malek also faces charges for allegedly submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications in 2021.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of submitting
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  • Critics decried the deal as capitulating to corporate pressure and said the remedies were too weak.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • So far, nothing suggests Babcock will be capitulating to his stars.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of capitulating
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  • With the recent proliferation of agents and their ability to comparison shop for higher-yielding investments (just like buying a sweater), financial stocks have taken a hit.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Its materials describe every decision as traceable and explainable, with the same file yielding the same answer.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of yielding
Verb
  • Rodent infestation and mold are among the many problems besetting the 19th-century estate.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2026
  • Both mother and daughter reflect on the troubles besetting their own family, as the mother tries to write a novel.
    — Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Definition of besetting
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“Caving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caving. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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