ceding
- present participle of cede.
Example Sentences
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Once in office, she championed issues that had mattered to him, including ceding control of the Panama Canal.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Some of them are said to be concerned that the company risks ceding ground to rivals Anthropic and OpenAI, among others.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
The Knicks’ turnaround is attributed to Dolan ceding control and hiring Leon Rose as president in 2020, leading to the team’s steady ascent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Rohl did engineer a turnaround against Wilfried Nancy's Celtic at the start of 2026, but has yet to outsmart Martin O'Neill, ceding a 2-0 lead in the last league derby.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
He looked up at the ceding, shining the flashlight over the panels, but saw nothing out of the ordinary.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
