1
as in relinquishing
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
she reluctantly ceded her position as leader
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2
as in transferring
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States as part of the settlement of the Spanish-American War
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as in abdicating
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
the President officially cedes his position on the January 20th immediately following the presidential election
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Recent Examples of ceding
Firms that fail to shine light on their dark data risk ceding the high ground in insights and inviting risk exposures lurking in unindexed archives.
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Daniel Fallmann, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The document also prohibits any leader from ceding Ukrainian land, Farkas said during a recent interview with the Tribune.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Munar responded by referencing when his opponent hit a ball into the stands during the third set, with Bergs subsequently penalized a point for ball abuse and ceding that game as a result.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The Biden White House at the time rebutted all concerns, yet the former president’s health while in office remains the object of congressional scrutiny, particularly after he was diagnosed with aggressive cancer shortly after ceding the presidency to Trump in January.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
But Tesla's performance lagged behind this growth, putting it at risk of ceding long-term market share to aggressive rivals like BYD, which is expanding rapidly with competitive pricing and new models across Europe.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Zelensky has rejected the idea of pulling forces from Donetsk, while signalling an openness to freezing the frontlines, effectively ceding parts of the country to indefinite Russian control – but only if Ukraine receives ironclad security guarantees to deter future Russian aggression.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Then last year, TNT Sports walked away from NBA media rights, ceding ground in live sports to NBCUniversal, Disney and Amazon.
—Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Zelensky himself has cited a clause in the Ukrainian constitution that prevents any leader from ceding or transferring any of the country’s territory.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Daniel Fallmann, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The document also prohibits any leader from ceding Ukrainian land, Farkas said during a recent interview with the Tribune.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Munar responded by referencing when his opponent hit a ball into the stands during the third set, with Bergs subsequently penalized a point for ball abuse and ceding that game as a result.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The Biden White House at the time rebutted all concerns, yet the former president’s health while in office remains the object of congressional scrutiny, particularly after he was diagnosed with aggressive cancer shortly after ceding the presidency to Trump in January.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
But Tesla's performance lagged behind this growth, putting it at risk of ceding long-term market share to aggressive rivals like BYD, which is expanding rapidly with competitive pricing and new models across Europe.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Zelensky has rejected the idea of pulling forces from Donetsk, while signalling an openness to freezing the frontlines, effectively ceding parts of the country to indefinite Russian control – but only if Ukraine receives ironclad security guarantees to deter future Russian aggression.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Then last year, TNT Sports walked away from NBA media rights, ceding ground in live sports to NBCUniversal, Disney and Amazon.
—Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Zelensky himself has cited a clause in the Ukrainian constitution that prevents any leader from ceding or transferring any of the country’s territory.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceding
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The cost of obtaining them will very quickly amount to billions of dollars, which could force Musk to pay by relinquishing shares.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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His mother would soon pass, and Agee hadn’t had the opportunity to find a new place to live after relinquishing his apartment pre-Suicide Squad.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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Weighing just over 1 oz (30 g) and about the size of a film roll, the tiny Charmera features a viewfinder, an LCD screen, a Type-C port for charging and transferring your shots, a flash, and a microSD card slot for up to 128 GB of storage.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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These negotiations quickly transitioned to Iamaleava’s ticket out of town, transferring to UCLA for a greater payday.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This isn't about abdicating responsibility.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Clay Holmes followed that up Wednesday by lasting four innings (plus two batters) and surrendering four runs.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Mazur exited after surrendering back-to-back singles with one out.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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From there, traders are assigning a better than 70% chance of cuts in both October and December, according to the CME Group's FedWatch Tool, which gauges rate cut probabilities using 30-day fed funds futures contract prices.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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People are assigning themselves homework to combat brain rot and improve their attention spans.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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The independent journalist Ken Klippenstein, who has broken stories on national security on his eponymous Substack, has seemingly bullied older congressional staffers into doing more media appearances (or resigning from their jobs outright).—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But he was impeached in 1992 for corruption, resigning before the Brazilian Senate could, in effect, remove him.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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This is less computationally intensive than actually rendering all three of those frames; it can be combined with MetalFX's existing temporal upscaling, boosting performance even further.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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But the speed came from all three levels of Green Bay’s defense, rendering Washington’s offense almost inoperative.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The statement and other means of policy communication also figured importantly in conveying that understanding to the public and helping to anchor inflation expectations, thereby supporting the effective transmission of monetary policy.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Anthem spot will kick off the campaign with the goal of conveying that something new is happening at Ford, Materazzo said.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Ceding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceding. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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