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 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 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. —Aaron Coy Moulton / Made By History, TIME, 16 Jan. 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 See All Example Sentences for cession
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025 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. —Aaron Coy Moulton / Made By History, TIME, 16 Jan. 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 See All Example Sentences for cession
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There’s a sense of surrender in the way this tune eroticizes total passivity, giving up control, just letting your feelings pound you to a bloody pulp.— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
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The film shifts the focus from traditional narratives of policy and victimhood to the everyday experiences of individuals adapting to a life of constant threat, raising critical questions about whether these safety rituals signify true preparedness or a surrender to violence.— Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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The complete list of category submissions will be released at a later date.— Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.— Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
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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.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/cession. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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