- present participle of concede.
conceding
Example Sentences
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He is happy to call ChatGPT intelligent without conceding that it is conscious: How could it be, when it has no feelings, no central nervous system?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The only variable is how much they spend before conceding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
That Villa lost 4-0 - conceding all four in a calamitous opening 31 minutes before having debutant Joao Gomes sent off - merely added added to the perceived insult.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
"If they're suspending it in this East Dulwich store, they are conceding there's a problem with it. Why aren't they suspending it in every store?"
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Now here was Gottlieb, conceding a potentially catastrophic error.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
