1
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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Recent Examples of cede
Trump issued demands after threatening to withhold $400 million.
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Columbia University appears to have ceded to the Trump administration's demands after a threat to withhold $400 million in federal funds.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2025
Boeing has ceded ground to rival Airbus AIR.PA in the delivery race and entered the crosshairs of regulators and customers following missteps.
—Mike Stone, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The number willing to cede territory, albeit reluctantly, has also grown, to 39%, according to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology—although 50% still resist the idea.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Russia controls about 20 percent of Ukrainian territory and has previously pushed for Kyiv to cede control of the entirety of the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Hamas does not tolerate dissent and will not relinquish power easily.—
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Israel says the war won’t end until Hamas relinquishes power and releases the remaining 59 hostages taken on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked southern Israel from Gaza.—
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Three different judges assigned to each of the cases — appointed by two different presidents — have agreed to temporarily block portions of the orders while proceedings move forward.—
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Analyst Christopher Nardone is getting bullish on the fashion company, assigning it a buy rating and a $318 target, which would translate about 44% upside potential over the coming year.—
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My previous tendency to abdicate responsibility for certain aspects of the business was holding us back.—
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Trump also seems to have abdicated most responsibility of bureaucracy to others by allowing Musk’s team unprecedented access to sensitive government programs and documents that include people’s personal information.—
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Read Next South Carolina Blind dog surrendered when owner couldn’t care for her.—
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The score remained 4-2 until Yankees reliever Tim Hill surrendered an RBI single to Perdomo in the eighth inning before giving way to Leiter.—
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The deportees were then transferred to the Center for Terrorism Confinement, known as Cecot, the largest prison in the Americas.—
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Schreiner also spoke out against states and colleges that were not offering the trans athlete a full scholarship when Schreiner wanted to transfer in December.—
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One now former Skadden attorney, Rachel Cohen, resigned over her firm’s approach.—
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According to a recent survey from the Israel Democracy Institute, some seventy per cent of Israelis believe that Netanyahu should take responsibility for October 7th and resign.—
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If a child has an ITIN number, they're rendered ineligible for the Child Tax Credit.—
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Gloria and Emilio Estefan’s team also provided information that could render these accusations null.—
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Communication tops this list—chiefs of staff must convey complex ideas clearly and diplomatically across all organizational levels.—
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Earlier in the game, Swanson conveyed in a conversation with Crow-Armstrong to utilize the tools he has been given and not think too much how to best use them.—
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“Cede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cede. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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