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ceded
[see-did]
adjective
yielded or formally surrendered.
The new owners will have total sovereignty over the ceded lands.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of cede.
Other Word Forms
- unceded adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of ceded1
Example Sentences
“It represents lost 1st Amendment ground that didn’t have to be ceded.”
Will Los Angeles still be a place where middle class, below-the-line entertainment workers can make a living and new productions can pencil out, or has the city permanently ceded that ground?
Although broadcast networks have largely ceded scripted TV shows to streaming, they are still protective of the news programs.
While Columbia University ceded to some of Trump's demands earlier this month, Harvard became the first major US university to take the opposite approach.
Trump agreed that he could take office a third time if Vice President JD Vance won the presidency and then ceded it to him.
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