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| 1 | 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | |
| 2 | 38% | 12 | Figure of speech in which a term is used for a part rather than the whole or the whole rather than the part | |
| 3 | 32% | 12 | The view of Christianity as a set of rigid moral guidelines and judgmental attitudes rather than a message of love and forgiveness | |
Soft Rather Than Rigid Crossword Clue
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YIELDING which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
YIELDING
Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "YIELDING" which means:
- noun
- • A verbal act of admitting defeat
- • The act of conceding or yielding adjective satellite
- • Inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
- • Lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
- • Tending to give in or surrender or agree verb
- • To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
- • To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
- • To give way; to allow another to pass first.
- • To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.
- • To give, or give forth, (anything).
- • To give way; to succumb to a force.
- • To produce as return, as from an investment.
- • To produce as a result.
- • To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
- • (of a material specimen) to pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.
- • To admit to be true; to concede; to allow. adjective
- • Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The yielding dough was ready to be shaped into a loaf."
- • "His yielding posture suggested a lack of confidence."
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| The Guardian Quick08 Oct 2004 | Down 7 | |
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