ceded
Americanadjective
verb
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Example Sentences
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It has also ceded its position as the Nordic country's second-largest political force.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
When the Buss family ceded majority control of the Lakers in 2025, the franchise was worth nearly 150 times what their patriarch had paid for it in 1979.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The army, which also suffered casualties, disputed it had ceded control - but said its soldiers had to "retreat temporarily".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
With the decline, Nvidia ceded back to Apple the position of largest U.S. company by market cap, a title it has held since May of last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
If I had not ceded control of the wheel, and if he had not assumed control of the vessel so deftly, I’m sure I’d be dead.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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