conceded
Americanadjective
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allowed or admitted as true, proper, just, etc..
A professional liar, when cornered, will strategically acknowledge a point without giving up the debate; those conceded points should form the basis of your response.
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acknowledged without or before being officially confirmed.
That argument did not set a legal precedent, because it was a conceded point and not a legally established one.
In golf, a conceded putt is one your opponent gives you, without you completing the shot.
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granted or yielded in a negotiation.
Later that year, the oil company returned with security guards to install its equipment on the conceded territory.
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While he conceded the AI investment boom would drive prices up in the short term, he felt there was a "huge benefit" to the global economy on the horizon.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
But, at the same time, they conceded three goals and they still have that vulnerability about them at the back.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
After the hearing, she conceded that “there are a lot of unanswered questions.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Gunners conceded the fewest goals in the league but have already conceded five in six games.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Though no fan of the Inka, he conceded that “only a very small number of empires throughout the whole world have succeeded in achieving this feat.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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