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as in to relinquish
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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as in to assign
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 to abdicate
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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Both brands are ceding ground to private label options, including Walmart and Aldi, which both grew 3% since 2021 and currently hold 14% share.
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Checking both boxes will quiet concerns that its capital expenditures are excessive and that Google Search is ceding share to AI chatbots.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
Beckham ceded all control to Uniacke, who turned the walls dark green, and filled the space with twinkling Christmas trees.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 28 Nov. 2024
His proposal to freeze the front line in place would cede to Russia more than 10 percent of Ukrainian territory.
—David Axe, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Checking both boxes will quiet concerns that its capital expenditures are excessive and that Google Search is ceding share to AI chatbots.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
Beckham ceded all control to Uniacke, who turned the walls dark green, and filled the space with twinkling Christmas trees.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 28 Nov. 2024
His proposal to freeze the front line in place would cede to Russia more than 10 percent of Ukrainian territory.
—David Axe, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Wellington Mara relinquished control of football operations when Young took over.Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The institution must relinquish its Association voting privileges for a four-year period.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
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Updated Policy Under new gender policies announced Wednesday, players must either be assigned female at birth or have transitioned to female prior to undergoing male puberty to be eligible for LPGA tournaments or the eight U.S. Golf Association championships designated for female competitors.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Together the journalists—the only four of Palestinian descent at their newspaper—are assigned to interview an old man who is his family’s last living eyewitness of the 1948 Nakba, during which more than 750,000 Palestinians fled from their home or were expelled by the new state of Israel.Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Ninety years ago today, the course of future Queen Elizabeth's life was forever altered when her uncle, King Edward VIII, chose to abdicate tthe throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson — casting the young princess on a path to one day reign.Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Many of them won’t vote in favor of recessing to literally abdicate the chamber’s constitutional responsibility of advice and consent.Tia Yang, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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According to court documents, Dali, who did not enter a plea during her arraignment, will reside in Philadelphia and must submit to GPS monitoring, a mental health evaluation, and surrender any travel documents.Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Air National Guard squadron Maryland won’t easily surrender NFL’s Commanders; state pursues D.C.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 Dec. 2024
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Hike down a canyon to get to your room (your luggage is transferred on a pulley system), converse with locals under the stars, dine on traditional dishes, and watch the sunset over the rugged mountains.Mo Noubani, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2024
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But before investigators arrived, the task force transferred all remaining detainees to an island north of Buenos Aires, destroyed the internal staircase and the elevator, and made other structural alterations.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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In his heartbreak over the destruction of the natural world—and, thus, along with it, all other worlds there might be—Peter resigned himself to a belief, to the truth that there is nothing to be done to save us, that all is doomed and nothing really even matters.Chris Wallace, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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But while several outlets had reported that Blanchard, who held numerous titles with Impact Wrestling, the brief rebranding of TNA, had resigned to the promotion, the wrestler denies it.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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But Part Two told the story of Paul Atreides’s rise to power with a satisfying mix of triumph and gruesomeness, rendering his planetary jihad in awe-inspiring fashion.David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Without serious mitigation efforts, cities like Galveston could see large portions submerged or rendered uninhabitable.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Known for ending his albums with calls to a higher power, DMX’s reverence for the lord is conveyed on Let Us Pray: Chapter X, a posthumous collection of prayers paired by hard-hitting instrumentals and narration from Hip-Hop, gospel, and R&B stars.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The sounds of everyone’s voices, constituents and politicians alike, convey as much as their words do, and the intimacy enhances the maddening implications.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Cede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cede. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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