succumb
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In Germany, a democratic revolution toppled the monarchy in 1918, bringing into existence the fragile Weimar Republic, which communists in Moscow hoped would soon succumb to a communist revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
It’s the jaded who succumb to violence and hopelessness, dragging everyone down with them.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
We can all live and work together—or we can succumb to fatalism and a false sense of inevitability.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
But we don’t have to succumb to that pressure.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
They collected an additional four thousand crates of pond lily roots, which Olmsted’s men quickly planted, only to watch most of the roots succumb to the ever-changing levels of the lake.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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