1
as in relinquished
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 transferred
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 abdicated
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 ceded
TelevisaUnivision has been working to bolster its balance sheet after Alegre took its corporate reins of TelevisaUnivision from Wade Davis, the former Viacom CFO who orchestrated a buyout of Univision in 2020 before merging it with Mexico’s Grupo Televisa in 2022, ceded his CEO role to him.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Under the 1922 Salomón–Lozano Treaty, Colombia ceded large tracts of Andean territory to Peru, while gaining the city of Leticia — which sits directly across the river from Santa Rosa — and its crucial access to the Amazon River.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
After walking Freeman, Ashby ceded the stage to Misiorowski.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The 1840-1859 map shows the land ceded by the treaties in 1851 and the reservations ceded during the following period.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
The liberal side of American politics has, in the past few decades, essentially ceded the cause of free speech to the right.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
In fact, the Dolphins have ceded three touchdowns to quarterbacks through three games.
—Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
In recent times, movie stars have largely ceded the spotlight to intellectual property — DiCaprio is the blessed exception.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Ian Bremmer, a political scientist with the Belfer Center, said Trump’s climate denial speech had effectively ceded the market for post-carbon energy to the Chinese.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Under the 1922 Salomón–Lozano Treaty, Colombia ceded large tracts of Andean territory to Peru, while gaining the city of Leticia — which sits directly across the river from Santa Rosa — and its crucial access to the Amazon River.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
After walking Freeman, Ashby ceded the stage to Misiorowski.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The 1840-1859 map shows the land ceded by the treaties in 1851 and the reservations ceded during the following period.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
The liberal side of American politics has, in the past few decades, essentially ceded the cause of free speech to the right.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
In fact, the Dolphins have ceded three touchdowns to quarterbacks through three games.
—Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
In recent times, movie stars have largely ceded the spotlight to intellectual property — DiCaprio is the blessed exception.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Ian Bremmer, a political scientist with the Belfer Center, said Trump’s climate denial speech had effectively ceded the market for post-carbon energy to the Chinese.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceded
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Prior to his takeover, the sister pageants suffered some shakeups, most notably after the 2023 adult and junior winners, Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastav, relinquished their titles.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The company also relinquished its cloud exclusivity with OpenAI, a concession on its part, but announced OpenAI has contracted to purchase an incremental $250 billion in Azure services.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Bachmeier went through spring ball at Stanford, but transferred to BYU, along with his brother Tiger, after the firing of Cardinal coach Troy Taylor.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The improvements in that technology transferred to the health industry, enabling smaller, less expensive infrared devices for a number of medical applications such as handheld ear thermometers used at home and sophisticated instruments used to detect cancers.—
Michele Raphael,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Traditional media often abdicated those communities.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The last time this protocol was used was when Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Herodotus reasoned that had Helen in fact been within the walls of Troy instead of in Egypt, the Trojans would surely have surrendered her to the Greeks rather than allow their city to be destroyed.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Kendall Bizzell, 22, of Little Rock surrendered on Friday in Little Rock District Court and was arrested on a theft of property charge in the thefts that occurred between June 2 and June 20, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Oct. 2025
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The officer who shot Torres is assigned to the SWAT unit and has over 17 years of service with the Phoenix Police Department, according to Zak.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, Miller continued to text Fernandez Rundle about the prosecution and criticized Wolfson, who was assigned to the case, according to the document.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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After Washington Post editorial opinion page editor David Shipley resigned following Bezos’ decision, the paper in June appointed Adam O’Neal, a former correspondent for the Economist and an opinion writer for the Wall Street Journal, as opinion editor.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
26 Oct. 2025
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Brady Stewart, the CEO of Bay FC and the first public hire in the history of the women’s professional soccer team, has resigned, the team announced Friday.—
Laurence Miedema,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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When the bacon is almost cooked, pour off the liquid rendered fat into a separate container.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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Jenner went with a cohesive look, pairing the light brown boots with a Fendi suit rendered in a rich chocolate hue.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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There are also wooden pews made for the school’s Bond Chapel and 72,000 glass slides from the art-history department, all of which were bequeathed to Gates over the years.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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Following her death in 2022, the tiara was bequeathed to Queen Camilla.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Ceded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceded. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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