deeding

verb

Definition of deedingnext
present participle of deed
as in ceding
to give over the legal possession or ownership of the philanthropist unexpectedly deeded his entire fortune to the animal shelter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deeding
  1. ceding
  2. transferring
  3. assigning
  4. relinquishing
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of ceding
Verb
  • 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
  • The particles are too small, however, to reflect the sun's heat-energy-transferring infrared light.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of transferring
Verb
  • The order is entered into the system by assigning it a tracking number.
    David Barberá Costarrosa, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of assigning
Verb
  • 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
  • There’s that relinquishing control of the messaging, though!
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of relinquishing
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