Bruno was writhing around before succumbing to the flames.
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Succumbing
Synonyms for "succumbing" (20 found)
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17 entriesactactionadjectival formbehaviorbehavioral responsecompliancedeathdeclinedegenerationeventmedical statemortalityoutcomeprocessstate of beingsubmission
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16 entriescancer mortalitycapitulationcaving inconcessiondeath by diseasedeath by illnessend stage illnessgiving ingiving in to coerciongiving in to temptationmortalitypneumonia fatalitystructural failuresystemic breakdownterminal stageyielding under pressure
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3 total sentences available.
Tom's heart, succumbing to Mary's advances, was beating surrender.
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People who smoked between one and 10 cigarettes a day had more than six times the risk of dying from respiratory diseases, like emphysema, than never smokers and about one and half times the risk of succumbing to cardiovascular disease.
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