Blink
Blink verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).
Usage example: for two days the nations stood on the brink of war, until one finally blinked
Quit
Quit verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).
Usage example: tried to persuade his daughter to remain at home, but eventually he just quit and let her go out on her own
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Quit and Blink. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blink/quit
Blink & Quit. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/blink/quit>.
Quit or Blink. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/blink/quit.
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