secede
verb (used without object)
to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
seceding
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present participleof secede.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In early 1861, Clay was in Washington, D.C., where he organized a volunteer company to help defend the city against attack from seceding states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
South Sudan is an oil-rich nation that became the world's newest country in 2011 after seceding from Sudan.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
“We are competing in a global marketplace, and if we don’t make sure we are creating and building the technology of the future, we are seceding our leadership and mobility in transportation,” Ms. Dingell said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
Secession: Voters in San Bernardino County will soon get to say whether they want the county to study options that include seceding from the state, The Associated Press reports.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
But they did hold on, and as the war trailed drearily on, vindictiveness toward the stubborn stand of the seceding states grew steadily more bitter in the North.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
