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“Ceding” or “Seeding”

Overview

ceding / seeding are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

ceding: NA

seeding: (verb) go to seed; shed seeds. (verb) help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money. (verb) bear seeds. (verb) distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds. (verb) sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain. (verb) inoculate with microorganisms. (verb) remove the seeds from.

Pronunciation

ceding: s·IY·d·ih·ng

seeding: s·IY·d·ih·ng

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Examples in Context

Examples of “ceding”

  • to the Adriatic Sea by ceding the Littoral territories of Gorizia
  • the Polish-Prussian Pact of 1790, ceding further territories to Prussia in
  • defending it from Russians, ultimately ceding its governorship to their son-in-law
  • a number of years before ceding the position to Patricio Urrutia.
  • sacking of his villages by ceding Bechtolsheim and Mommenheim to the
  • the Norman period onward, before ceding control to the Gerards of
  • previously inhabited Apple Island, until ceding the island to the United

Examples of “seeding”

  • final game was only for seeding and never for elimination.
  • 2018 FIFA World Cup seeding
  • although that game only affected seeding as two teams advanced from
  • Format and Seeding
  • Bousquet for the final top seeding in the semifinals of the
  • Seeding and format
  • Seeding and groups
  • controversially decided to use the seeding system to categorise the teams,
  • teams were grouped accordingly by seeding at the previous year's tournament
  • Participants & Seeding


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