cede
verb (used with object)
to yield or formally surrender to another.
had ceded
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past perfectof cede.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The army, which also suffered casualties, disputed it had ceded control - but said its soldiers had to "retreat temporarily".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
That explains why the world’s biggest investment manager recently reclaimed a title it had ceded to one-time corporate cousin Blackstone for most of the past five years: Wall Street’s most-valuable publicly traded asset manager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
For his entire first term, Bush had ceded control of foreign policy to Cheney and Rumsfeld.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2025
There was a moment Saturday, when it looked as though Penix had ceded ground in the Heisman race after No. 8 Oregon’s fourth-quarter goal-line stand.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
Worn down by Mingo’s lobbying, Valentine had ceded organization of the debate.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
