cede
verb (used with object)
to yield or formally surrender to another.
have ceded
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present perfectof cede.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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Yet Ford has been increasingly interested in sedans, a vehicle category that Detroit automakers have ceded to foreign competitors such as Toyota and Honda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
But by failing to develop the former, they have ceded geometric and psychic space to the latter.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2024
The fact that court officials have ceded reporting services for entire areas of courthouse law — like family law — to the private sector since only exacerbated the problem, Van Dyke said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
And while Cerundolo put the onus on the official, he also thought Rune could have ceded the point because of the double-bounce.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 5, 2023
Cato Uticensis is said in 56 B.C. to have ceded his wife Marcia to Q. Hortensius, and at the death of Hortensius in 50 B.C. to have taken her back again—Plutarch, Cato Min.,
From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Montague Summers
