cede
verb (used with object)
to yield or formally surrender to another.
is ceding
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present progressiveof cede (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Other U.S. diplomatic moves have led to accusations it is ceding ground in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 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
Garcetti said warehousing criminals in jails without rehabilitating them is not a solution, but neither is ceding the streets to repeat offenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2021
