is ceding
- present progressive of cede (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Today, Catholicism risks losing its status as the majority religion in Brazil, and the church is ceding ground across the whole region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Ait-Nouri's arrival tells us Guardiola is done with packing midfielders into the team and is ceding some control in favour of more urgent, vertical attacking football.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
Atkins, a Democrat, is leaving the Senate after this year because of term limits, and she is ceding her leadership post next week.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
As stock markets pause to take stock, the dollar too is ceding a bit of ground mainly to sterling and the Canadian dollar , and a bit to the euro .
From Reuters ● May 16, 2023
The ad-funded business model that’s long subsidized web surfing is ceding ground to a less centralized economy which aims to replace middleman publishers with direct-to-consumer transactions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2021