as in surrenders
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another
the cession of the southern territories was part of the peace treaty
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Noun
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The new surrenders came after Nashville Police arrested a 17-year-old Antioch teen one day earlier in connection with the incident.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Here are three key surrenders to make before the season ends.—
Renessa Boley Layne,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There was no accessible list of people supposedly celebrating Kirk’s murder, and a submissions portal for offending posts about him remained inactive.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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Over a 10-month period, our editors—all with vastly different preferences for coverage, finish, and format—buffed and blended (and swept and stippled) their way through about 650 submissions.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Whereas large investors once uniformly supported settlements to avoid costly fights, some now argue that quick capitulations undermine shareholder democracy and give too much power to activists.—
Kai Liekefett,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Cessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cessions. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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