seceded; seceding
: to withdraw from an organization (such as a religious communion or political party or federation)
seceder
noun
Examples of secede in a Sentence
South Carolina seceded from the Union in 1860.
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But the West Virginians were certainly seceding in favor of the spirit of the Constitution and the aims of the Declaration of Independence: indivisible union and the liberty of its people, even those held as slaves at that moment.
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Unlike the ships that were named after people who tried to secede from the Union, these ships are being stripped of being named after people who strived to improve the rights of others within the US.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
History Today in History: Florida secedes On Jan. 10, 1861, Florida became the third state to secede from the Union prior...
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
In an article on the rise of the far right, a veteran New Yorker journalist suggested that men like Spencer were living in an alternate reality where white Americans faced imminent extinction, the South was preparing to secede, and Donald Trump was going to be president.
—Deborah Baker
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Unlike the ships that were named after people who tried to secede from the Union, these ships are being stripped of being named after people who strived to improve the rights of others within the US.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
History Today in History: Florida secedes On Jan. 10, 1861, Florida became the third state to secede from the Union prior...
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
In an article on the rise of the far right, a veteran New Yorker journalist suggested that men like Spencer were living in an alternate reality where white Americans faced imminent extinction, the South was preparing to secede, and Donald Trump was going to be president.
—Deborah Baker
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for secede
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“Secede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secede. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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secede
verb
se·cede
si-ˈsēd 
seceded; seceding
: to withdraw from an organization (as a nation, church, or political party)
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