secede
verb (used without object)
to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
are seceding
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present progressiveof secede.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“We are competing in a global marketplace, and if we don’t make sure we are creating and building the technology of the future, we are seceding our leadership and mobility in transportation,” Ms. Dingell said.
From Washington Times ā Aug. 5, 2023
The SEC and the Big Ten are seceding from the rest of college sports.
From Los Angeles Times ā Jul. 2, 2022
Thus they buy up, occupy and gentrify whole urban districts: they are seceding in plain sight.
From Economist ā Feb. 20, 2014
