Thesaurus / cede
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Still another possibility might be to look at why Congress so readily ceded so much warmaking authority to presidents throughout that period, a failure that goes back decades but had particularly terrible results during the global war on terrorism.
GOP REACTION TO TROOP DEATHS SHOWS WHAT A REPUBLICAN HOUSE WOULD REALLY MEANGREG SARGENTAUGUST 27, 2021WASHINGTON POSTActivists said they still want the Taliban held accountable, but the US and coalition allies have ceded some of their leverage as they depart.
WOMEN’S RIGHTS HAVE AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE IN AFGHANISTANJEN KIRBYAUGUST 24, 2021VOXUntil recently, the agency has used that as an excuse to cede responsibility to state and local authorities to vaccinate immigrants in its custody, as opposed to running its own vaccination campaign.
FEW IMMIGRANTS IN DETENTION HAVE BEEN VACCINATED. THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE.NICOLE NAREAJULY 14, 2021VOXNormally, this means a brand having to cede some control over to Cooperman and his team so that whatever is done rings true to Faze Clan followers.
‘WHATEVER OUR AUDIENCE IS VIBING WITH’: HOW FAZE CLAN DEVELOPS BRAND PARTNERSHIPSSEB JOSEPHJULY 12, 2021DIGIDAYBooker has also willingly ceded primary control of the offense to Paul, while still finding ways to impact the game at a similar level.
CHRIS PAUL FOUND THE PERFECT BACKCOURT PARTNER IN DEVIN BOOKERJARED DUBINJUNE 16, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHTIn ordinary times, Cuomo could cede some control to de Blasio, acknowledging the important role he played in the governing of more than eight million people.
AS SOON AS COVID-19 HIT, CUOMO DOWNPLAYED THE DANGERROSS BARKANJUNE 7, 2021THE DAILY BEASTFor far too long, publishers have ceded control of identity and their first-party relationships to the browsers or other platforms that have profited and built segments using publisher data collected via the third-party cookie.
HOW PUBLISHERS ARE REBUILDING IDENTITY TO CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINYLIVERAMPMAY 25, 2021DIGIDAYThe player Laimbeer describes as an “individualist” by nature has ceded center stage.
A’JA WILSON HAD A REBIRTH, LIZ CAMBAGE IS HEALTHY, AND LAS VEGAS IS AMONG THE WNBA FAVORITESROBERT O'CONNELLMAY 13, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThey also complained that the mayor was ceding public property to a largely private development that would impose new economic pressures on low-income neighbors.
INSIDE THE HOUSING SHOWDOWN IN D.C.’S IVY CITY, WHERE KIDS HAVE NO PLACE TO PLAYPAUL SCHWARTZMANMAY 7, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThey treat the women like waitresses begging for tips perhaps not so much out of pure sexism — though certainly that exists — but because they ceded broad rights to a bigger network partner for the sake of the rake-off.
THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON NCAA SPORTS WEARS WINGTIPS, NOT SNEAKERSSALLY JENKINSAPRIL 2, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWORDS RELATED TO CEDE
- abandon
- back down
- bail out
- bow out
- buckle under
- capitulate
- cave in
- cease
- cede
- chicken out
- collapse
- comply
- concede
- cry uncle
- cut out
- desist
- despair
- drop
- drop like a hot potato
- fold
- forswear
- hand over
- leave off
- pull out
- quit
- relinquish
- resign
- stop
- submit
- surrender
- take the oath
- throw in the towel
- waive
- walk out on
- wash one's hands of
- yield
- abandons
- back down
- bails out
- bows out
- buckles under
- capitulates
- caves in
- ceases
- cedes
- chickens out
- collapses
- complies
- concedes
- cries uncle
- cuts out
- desists
- despairs
- drops
- drops like a hot potato
- folds
- forswears
- hands over
- leaves off
- pulls out
- quits
- relinquishes
- resigns
- stops
- submits
- surrenders
- takes the oath
- throws in the towel
- waives
- walks out on
- washes one's hands of
- yields
- abandons
- back down
- bails out
- bows out
- buckles under
- capitulates
- caves in
- ceases
- cedes
- chickens out
- collapses
- complies
- concedes
- cries uncle
- cuts out
- desists
- despairs
- drops
- drops like a hot potato
- folds
- forswears
- hands over
- leaves off
- pulls out
- quits
- relinquishes
- resigns
- stops
- submits
- surrenders
- takes the oath
- throws in the towel
- waives
- walks out on
- washes one's hands of
- yields
- abandoning
- back down
- bailing out
- bowing out
- buckling under
- capitulating
- caving in
- ceasing
- ceding
- chickening out
- collapsing
- complying
- conceding
- crying uncle
- cutting out
- desisting
- despairing
- dropping
- dropping like a hot potato
- folding
- forswearing
- handing over
- leaving off
- pulling out
- quitting
- relinquishing
- resigning
- stopping
- submitting
- surrendering
- taking the oath
- throwing in the towel
- waiving
- walking out on
- washing one's hands of
- yielding
- accede
- accept
- accord
- acknowledge
- acquiesce
- admit
- agree to
- allocate
- allot
- assign
- assume
- avow
- award
- bestow
- bless
- cede
- come across
- come around
- come through
- concede
- confer
- consent to
- convey
- donate
- drop
- gift with
- give
- give a thumbs-up
- give in
- give out
- give the nod
- go along with
- impart
- invest
- own
- own up
- permit
- present
- profess
- relinquish
- shake on
- sign off on
- sign on
- stake
- suppose
- surrender
- transfer
- transmit
- vouchsafe
- yield
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