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
In 1788, there were three avenues for lawful colonisation: conquest through war; cession by treaty; and occupation of a land declared terra nullius.
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Maggie Knight-Williams, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2024
German citizens resented the cession of this land with its three million Germans, and over the course of the 1930s, Hitler became increasingly aggressive in demanding its return to his Third Reich.
—TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
The prevalence of smoking has significantly decreased since the 1990s, and countries have been enacting various attempts at cession for decades—including restrictions on smoking in public places.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
What she-cession?
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 15 Dec. 2022
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Maggie Knight-Williams, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2024
German citizens resented the cession of this land with its three million Germans, and over the course of the 1930s, Hitler became increasingly aggressive in demanding its return to his Third Reich.
—TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
The prevalence of smoking has significantly decreased since the 1990s, and countries have been enacting various attempts at cession for decades—including restrictions on smoking in public places.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
What she-cession?
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 15 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cession
Noun
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His father, Billy Sr., was an intrepid cinematographer who filmed the surrender of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in Scotland in 1919, then worked on documentaries.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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Israel on Sunday indicated its openness to ending the war in Gaza if Hamas surrenders, a proposition the group is unlikely to accept as long as Israel continues to insist on Hamas disarming.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
Noun
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But if your company is handling hundreds of submissions weekly, with underwriters specializing in various areas, the need for such a tool becomes nearly unavoidable.—
Marcin Nowak,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Customers can bet on each fight to end by knockout or submission.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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“Cession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cession. Accessed 26 May. 2025.
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