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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3
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
Of course, those same qualities make central government and regulators incredibly nervous of ceding to control.
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Sandy Carter, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Relying on third-party providers means ceding some control and may introduce additional costs or dependencies.
—Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Might the Bruins be on the verge of ceding their hallowed status, their blood no longer the deepest shade of blue?
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The defender had lumped the ball forward moments earlier onto the head of Forest’s defenders, ceding possession.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Without one, a president will likely hesitate to expend limited resources on one threat at the expense of others, thereby ceding initiative or victory to an adversary.
—Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Henderson approaches the task with crisp gravity, ceding the right of tragedy, as almost everyone does, to Rasche’s Bill.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
There are other concerns besides ceding territory for countries with glacial borders.
—New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
Apple is ceding ground to the likes of the Galaxy A series, Nothing Phones, OnePlus Nords and the Pixel 8a.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Sandy Carter, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Relying on third-party providers means ceding some control and may introduce additional costs or dependencies.
—Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Might the Bruins be on the verge of ceding their hallowed status, their blood no longer the deepest shade of blue?
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The defender had lumped the ball forward moments earlier onto the head of Forest’s defenders, ceding possession.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Without one, a president will likely hesitate to expend limited resources on one threat at the expense of others, thereby ceding initiative or victory to an adversary.
—Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Henderson approaches the task with crisp gravity, ceding the right of tragedy, as almost everyone does, to Rasche’s Bill.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
There are other concerns besides ceding territory for countries with glacial borders.
—New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
Apple is ceding ground to the likes of the Galaxy A series, Nothing Phones, OnePlus Nords and the Pixel 8a.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceding
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For the Thunder to turn a defensive liability into one of the best defenders in all of basketball, without relinquishing a single draft pick, has to go down as one of the biggest steals of the 2024-2025 NBA season.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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There’s that relinquishing control of the messaging, though!—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Dec. 2024
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The particles are too small, however, to reflect the sun's heat-energy-transferring infrared light.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
23 Dec. 2024
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Assad's departure also led analysts and government officials to claim that Russia may be transferring some of its military assets from Syria's Tartus naval base and Hmeimim air base to Libya.—
Hugh Cameron,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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At that time, the Cowboys, in their first full game without Dak Prescott at quarterback, were a dysfunctional team surrendering the league’s third-most rushing yards per game.—
Brooks Kubena,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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There’s something about someone who’s been protecting themselves so much, and then finally surrendering again like that and being so vulnerable.—
Max Gao,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Dec. 2024
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The order is entered into the system by assigning it a tracking number.—
David Barberá Costarrosa,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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At least Lizzie has things well in hand, assigning wedding tasks to the townsfolk in a calm, efficient, and altogether impressive manner.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Without Yoon resigning, the opposition party worked to enact impeachment proceedings against the president.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Shortly before resigning, Tavares announced Stellantis would lay off 1,100 Ohio Jeep plant employees, a move that has since been rolled back by the company.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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This means that the color rendering under a light source should be as natural as possible compared to daylight.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
31 Dec. 2024
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Some celebrities have been accused of operating pump-and-dump schemes with their coins, using their social media following to artificially inflate the value of these coins before cashing in their large holdings and rendering the coins worthless.—
Ben Dandridge-Lemco,
Rolling Stone,
29 Dec. 2024
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Adaptive facial movements Dynamic facial expressions play a vital role in enhancing communication in social robots, particularly in conveying affective states like excitement or sleepiness.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Dec. 2024
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That festival serves a vital function in the narrative, presenting a key moment in Dylan’s evolution as an artist and conveying the warring reactions to the once-traditional folk performer going electric.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Dec. 2024
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But any prolonged Israeli occupation risks alienating Syrians and providing Iran with a pretext to reactivate its anti-Israel agenda in Syria.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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These alienating qualities don’t hold Prophecy or its characters back; the Sisters’ moral turpitude drives both the empire and the intrigue forward.—
Emma Stefansky,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Ceding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceding. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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