deeding

verb

present participle of deed
as in ceding
to give over the legal possession or ownership of the philanthropist unexpectedly deeded his entire fortune to the animal shelter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deeding
  1. ceding
  2. transferring
  3. bequeathing
  4. assigning
  5. relinquishing
Verb
  • Like NBCUniversal and Disney, WarnerMedia had finally decided to enter the costly direct-to-consumer streaming market after a decade of ceding it to Netflix, Amazon and Hulu.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
  • After ceding its lead, first to Red Bull and then to McLaren, his team is atop the standings again and favored to win the 2026 season.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of ceding
Verb
  • Mensah, making his Miami debut after transferring from Duke, completed 27 of 30 passes for 401 yards and five touchdowns without an interception before giving way to backup quarterback Luke Nickel late in the third quarter.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Terry initially studied mathematics at Penn State University before transferring to the school’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering program.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of transferring
Verb
  • As temple members met their gruesome death, documents bequeathing some $7 million to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were spirited out of Jonestown in a suitcase stuffed with cash.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • William inherited the piece after her death in 1997, eventually bequeathing it to his wife.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 June 2026
Definition of bequeathing
Verb
  • The important thing is defining the criteria before assigning a score.
    — James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Users reported problems with Outlook, while OpenAI said users may experience problems starting or continuing tasks in ChatGPT Work, temporarily disabling two of the modern office's favorite methods of assigning more work.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of assigning
Verb
  • Venus Venus will soon be relinquishing its dominance of the early evening sky.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But that would have meant Parton relinquishing half the publishing rights and therefore half the royalties.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of relinquishing
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“Deeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deeding. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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