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con·ced·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
concession, conceding, yieldingnoun
the act of conceding or yielding
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conceding
Conceding generally refers to the act of acknowledging or admitting something, often after initially denying or resisting it. It can also mean agreeing to surrender or giving up certain rights, privileges, or points in an argument or competition. This term is often used in legal, political, and sports contexts.
Webster Dictionary
Conceding
of Concede
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of conceding in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of conceding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of conceding in a Sentence
It is a victory for Cuba because it was achieved without conceding basic principles, for Obama, I think it's a spectacular step. ... All countries should change this irrational policy.
Conceding is an act of respect. To respect and to be respected is an honor.
We should n’t even be considered as title-chasers, we’ve got to be better as a team and let’s see where we end up. Going forward, we need to stop conceding easy goals.
Dan Barker, "Losing Faith in Faith", 1992:
Faith is a cop-out. If the only way you can accept an assertion is by faith, then you are conceding that it can't be taken on its own merits.
We are conceding the election, it didn't work out.
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