secede
verb (used without object)
to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
has seceded
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present perfectof secede (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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Late 21st-century San Francisco: California has seceded from the United States, and robots serve humans like crypto money launderer Fritz Co, whose Burgers N More is a front.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
The rest of the novel chronicles their harrowing journey back to California, which has seceded from the United States to form a sanctuary.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2020
The place, a floating city that has seceded from the United States.
From Forbes ● Mar. 27, 2013
But by making cute little movies starring cute little tykes where he flashes his 200,000-megawatt grin and not much else, the Rock has seceded from the genre.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2010
“Down south, Katanga Province. The new nation of Katanga, I should say. Did you know Katanga has seceded from the Congo?”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
