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thrown in the towelphrasealso thrown in the spongepast participle of throw in the towel to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)The badly beaten wrestler finally had to throw in the towel. blinked, bowed, budged, capitulated, conceded, given in, knuckled under, quit(also quitted), relented, submitted, succumbed, surrendered, yielded acquiesceddeferred said uncle resisted contended, fought, held offbattled, breasted, combated(or combatted), confronted, countered, defied, faced, met, objected, opposed, repelledthwarted, withstood |