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Recent Examples of cede The Dodgers had all but ceded a 5-0 loss to the San Diego Padres on Thursday night. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 June 2025 That’s because the SLAM academy is legally a public school, though run privately, which clears the way for the city to cede property to it. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025 Four months after fans of the James Bond franchise decried the deal struck between Amazon MGM with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson to cede creative control of the 007 franchise, hope has arrived in the form of famed director Denis Villeneuve. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025 McLeod added that people shouldn’t cede control to technology creators, pointing to social media as an example of the harm that can be caused when tech companies develop products unchecked. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cede
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cede
Verb
  • While Israel wants to eradicate Hamas following the Oct. 7 attacks, the group has shown little willingness to relinquish its political and military power in Gaza.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
  • Lesson 4: Less data, better decisions Without her phone, my wife had to relinquish her customary role as the navigator.
    JJ Rosen, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Colonel Freeman Martin said during the Sunday press conference that there are 230 DPS personnel assigned to Kerr County.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • As of Friday afternoon, 608 personnel, four helicopters, 46 fire engines and seven bulldozers had been assigned to fight the fire.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • The second and final season roars through the climactic storylines from the comic, as Morpheus abdicates his domain, pursued by the Furies, and a new King of Dreams is selected.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • Since a weakened Congress has abdicated its power to the executive, we could sadly be dragged into yet another endless war.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Octavia Graham, 52, surrendered herself to authorities June 30 following a warrant for her arrest.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
  • In Zero Day, De Niro’s George Mullen is an old-school politician who, acting on sensibilities developed during a much different time in American history, expects the American people to willingly surrender some of their civil liberties while his commission investigates the nationwide cyberattack.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2025
  • Use tongs or a large spoon to transfer a few pieces of the boozy fruit into each cup.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Eric Garrett, who oversaw Ross’ department as CHA’s chief operating officer, resigned Jan. 3 and received around $87,200 per his separation agreement and Tribune calculations.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • Editor David Shipley and others resigned, and another wave of subscription cancellations followed.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Chinese electric vehicles are becoming far more attractive, rendering Tesla's cars less appealing, particularly in global markets.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • The government says that services rendered while a fugitive from your master are not recognized.
    Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 6 July 2025
Verb
  • But all that riz ultimately serves to convey a lacerating critique of American gun violence.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
  • But two of the endeavor’s most compelling aspects are difficult to convey in any individual image, no matter how spectacular: the sheer amount of data Rubin will produce and the speed with which those data will flood into astronomers’ work.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 July 2025

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“Cede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cede. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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