as in surrender
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another
the cession of the southern territories was part of the peace treaty
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Recent Examples of cession
It’s being called the next she-cession.
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Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 25 Nov. 2025
Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out said that the 1851 and 1868 Fort Laramie treaties requires the US government to provide food, supplies and support in exchange for peace, land cessions and passage.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
By the time of the cession, only 50,000 Indigenous people were estimated to be left, as well as 483 Russians and 1,421 Creoles (descendants of Russian men and Indigenous women).
—William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, The Conversation, 29 Mar. 2017
It should be kept in mind that the territory the cession of which is provided for is largely desert and very sparsely inhabited.
—Anonymous, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2011
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Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 25 Nov. 2025
Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out said that the 1851 and 1868 Fort Laramie treaties requires the US government to provide food, supplies and support in exchange for peace, land cessions and passage.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
By the time of the cession, only 50,000 Indigenous people were estimated to be left, as well as 483 Russians and 1,421 Creoles (descendants of Russian men and Indigenous women).
—William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, The Conversation, 29 Mar. 2017
It should be kept in mind that the territory the cession of which is provided for is largely desert and very sparsely inhabited.
—Anonymous, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cession
Noun
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In 1945, Nazi Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, ending its role in World War II.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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With Italy’s surrender to the Allies in 1943, all major tank battles involving their forces came to a halt.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Tradwives have resurrected the female submission part of the blueprint, but not the male self-sacrifice part.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Both parties seemed ready for court proceedings to finally kick off, with court submissions being filed as recently as last Friday.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Mexican Cession, relinquishment of more than half of Mexico’s territory to the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War in 1848.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Denver District Attorney's Office said prosecutors asked for a $100,000 cash-only bond, but the judge set a $75,000 cash/property/surety bond, with maximum home confinement, GPS monitoring, and firearms relinquishment.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Cession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cession. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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