ceding

verb

present participle of cede
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 However, a dangerous push to cut these crucial programs, especially in Africa, risks repeating past errors and ceding influence to competitors. — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 The Russia sanctions bill merely marks the latest instance of the legislative branch ceding trade authority to the executive branch. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 Republicans are defending a razor-thin House majority, and can afford to lose just two seats without ceding control of the lower chamber to Democrats. — Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Launch will continue ceding this financial ground to Starlink, but also, increasingly, to SpaceX's artificial intelligence (AI) operations. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Before a calf injury hit in Week 4, Hubbard was already ceding work to Rico Dowdle and approaching a 50/50 split. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026 Democrats, on the other hand, have lacked the leadership and political power to deliver solutions, effectively ceding the issue to their political rivals. — Ken Salazar, Time, 20 July 2026 This was groundbreaking stuff—a vision that ceding all of one’s personal data to Google would really feel worth it. — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026 Ultimately, Beijing is most constrained by its own fear of ceding control over capital resources. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceding
  1. relinquishing
  2. transferring
  3. abdicating
  4. surrendering
  5. assigning
  6. resigning
  7. rendering
  8. bequeathing
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  • America is the ultimate answer to the pogrom, and to the emancipation Europe offered on the condition of relinquishing Jewish ethnic and cultural distinctiveness.
    — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Giudice survived prison, divorce and years of family warfare without relinquishing her place at the center of New Jersey.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • He was rushed to Luton and Dunstable Hospital, where doctors restarted his heart before transferring him to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London for specialist care.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • These refillable travel atomizers solve all three problems by transferring your favorite scent into a slim, TSA-friendly bottle that barely takes up any room.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • They’d be upset about Article One of the Constitution, the legislative branch abdicating its powers; that is, the people’s power to wage war and to levy tariffs.
    — KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
  • Dinello was right, and The Late Show eventually became late night’s ratings leader—a throne that CBS is now voluntarily abdicating.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
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  • Washington is also surrendering influence in the forums in which global rules are made.
    — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The small businesses settle or fold because fighting costs more than surrendering.
    — Allen Adamson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Instead of assigning the entire calculation to the quantum processor, QC Ware split the workflow between classical and quantum systems.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That means assigning the right people, enough budget and clear accountability.
    — Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of assigning
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  • Any lawmaker who believes double-dipping is a good thing should think about resigning.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Topline White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is resigning from her role, according to a Wednesday statement, citing her desire to spend more time with her children and family following the birth of her daughter in May.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of resigning
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  • The effect would have been the opposite in prior years, rendering two successive decreases in citywide homelessness marginally less impressive.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Later, the video shows the gunman looking through the payment window and seeing employees rendering aid to Garibay, according to police narration of the video.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rendering
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  • William inherited the piece after her death in 1997, eventually bequeathing it to his wife.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 June 2026
  • The Cubs bequeathing the dubious distinction of the sport’s longest title drought to Cleveland.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Definition of bequeathing

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