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
Meanwhile, Schlafly joined Loeb and other conservative leaders on the Emergency Committee to Save the U.S. Canal Zone to lambast any cession of the Canal as threatening the nation’s security.
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Aaron Coy Moulton / Made By History, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Zelensky also addressed reports suggesting that President-elect Donald Trump might propose a peace plan involving Ukraine's cession of occupied lands in exchange for NATO membership.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
In 1788, there were three avenues for lawful colonisation: conquest through war; cession by treaty; and occupation of a land declared terra nullius.
—Maggie Knight-Williams, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2024
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
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Aaron Coy Moulton / Made By History, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Zelensky also addressed reports suggesting that President-elect Donald Trump might propose a peace plan involving Ukraine's cession of occupied lands in exchange for NATO membership.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
In 1788, there were three avenues for lawful colonisation: conquest through war; cession by treaty; and occupation of a land declared terra nullius.
—Maggie Knight-Williams, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cession
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The last time the Hoosiers were this close to a football championship, people crowded Miami's Flagler Street to celebrate the Japanese surrender in World War II.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Far better, Beijing’s thinking goes, to scare Taiwan into surrender with drills and other displays of violence.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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This burger beat out 600,000 fan submissions to get a spot on national menus, according to a press release.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The number of nominees will be proportional to the number of submissions in each genre with at least one nomination for each genre.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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In response, Moreno signed a voluntary relinquishment of Spa Bar’s massage establishment license in July.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
10 Dec. 2025
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But in 2022, when people returned to their offices or got new jobs and work schedules changed, the San Clemente shelter relinquishments jumped 87%, with 131 animals dropped off.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Cession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cession. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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