cede
verb (used with object)
to yield or formally surrender to another.
has ceded
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present perfectof cede (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And she brushes off those who charge she has ceded sovereignty to the Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Putting aside a three-set, second-round victory over four-time major champion Naomi Osaka, when she was forced to save a match point, Swiatek has ceded a total of merely 17 games in her other five matches.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Already, he has ceded the more rural-America-LARP visuals to Eric and Donald Trump Jr., who have both grown full beards and are off launching hunting magazines.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2024
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has ceded power of attorney to her daughter to fight two intra-family lawsuits, as she faces calls to resign her seat in Congress over questions of her cognitive abilities.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Le Comte de Barbebiche has ceded his claim to me.
From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by William Duthie
