as in surrender
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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The prevalence of smoking has significantly decreased since the 1990s, and countries have been enacting various attempts at cession for decades—including restrictions on smoking in public places.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
In the meantime, the federal government assigned clerks to deal with the day-to-day logistics of the removal, appointed commissioners to negotiate land cessions, and mobilized thousands of soldiers to make the deportations a reality on the ground.
—David Treuer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
What she-cession?
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 15 Dec. 2022
Women are going through a she-cession.
—CBS News, 28 Feb. 2021
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
In the meantime, the federal government assigned clerks to deal with the day-to-day logistics of the removal, appointed commissioners to negotiate land cessions, and mobilized thousands of soldiers to make the deportations a reality on the ground.
—David Treuer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
What she-cession?
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 15 Dec. 2022
Women are going through a she-cession.
—CBS News, 28 Feb. 2021
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“Cession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cession. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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