cede
verb (used with object)
to yield or formally surrender to another.
was ceding
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past progressiveof cede.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The UK announced in October that it was ceding control of the Chagos Islands, of which Diego Garcia is part, to Mauritius.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024
The early negotiations contemplated a land swap in which the county would receive a developable plot of land from the federal government in exchange for what it was ceding on the cemetery’s border.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
Daylight was ceding time to darkness, and the sea ice was starting to advance.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 14, 2023
He soon recognized the profit he was ceding to the distributor.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2022
He was ceding line but more slowly all he time.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
