1
as in revealed
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
the insincerity of his apology was given away by that slight smirk on his face
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as in volunteered
to make a present of
gave away all her potted plants when she moved
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Recent Examples of gave away
On Friday, the Baltimore Orioles gave away Tupac Shakur bobbleheads to fans attending the game, and his sister threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Each person gave away gift cards to the others, who shared them with their employees for the holidays.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 11 May 2026
As far as the game, Mascherano felt the team lacked intensity in the first half and gave away the early goal.
—Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Last year on April Fools' Day, Dunkin' also gave away 1 million free hot or iced coffees to Rewards members.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Tencent and Baidu gave away millions in coupons and prizes.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
After his three-putt there, Cink gave away his ball, parred 17 and hit a shot that will long be remembered as the second albatross in tournament history.
—Jay Paris, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Earlier this year, both companies set up temporary grocery stores in New York City where each gave away food.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
The Broncos gave away too much to get Jaylen Waddle from Miami.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Each person gave away gift cards to the others, who shared them with their employees for the holidays.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 11 May 2026
As far as the game, Mascherano felt the team lacked intensity in the first half and gave away the early goal.
—Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Last year on April Fools' Day, Dunkin' also gave away 1 million free hot or iced coffees to Rewards members.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Tencent and Baidu gave away millions in coupons and prizes.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
After his three-putt there, Cink gave away his ball, parred 17 and hit a shot that will long be remembered as the second albatross in tournament history.
—Jay Paris, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Earlier this year, both companies set up temporary grocery stores in New York City where each gave away food.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
The Broncos gave away too much to get Jaylen Waddle from Miami.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave away
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Instead, the data revealed a planet in flux where areas brightened explosively in one year and dimmed sharply the next; regions flickered in rhythms tied to oil booms, armed conflicts, and pandemic lockdowns.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Morgan also revealed that the chain has 22 locations under construction.—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Comer said the decision not to video the interview, for which Lutnick volunteered, was keeping with the committee’s practice.—
Stephen Groves,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Among those helping prepare victims for burial was Kazem Pourzahedian, a fabric merchant in Minab who for 10 years has volunteered at a local mortuary to perform the ritual washing of the dead.—
Zohreh Saberi,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Counters, small handful of brands, selling commission, prices not displayed, GWPs.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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As students were trying to prepare for and take final exams Thursday, Canvas login pages displayed a ransom demand.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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Musk, who donated $38 million to OpenAI early on, wanted control of the for-profit; the other founders were against it.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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Glenn Gould Prize recipients receive $100,000, which John donated back to the Glenn Gould Foundation.—
Karen Bliss,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
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About 150 passengers and crew members were screened earlier and found to be asymptomatic, but one French passenger showed symptoms on Sunday on the flight home.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The only sign of life was an electronic arrivals screen, which showed the arrival times of flights from Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Miami, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Myrtle Beach, and Detroit.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The reliever, who had previously kept the ball in the park all year, also gave one up to the Brewers’ Jake Bauers in the Yankees’ loss on Saturday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2026
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The historian learned not only the date of the house, but that the property’s first buyer was Thomas Clark, who later likely gave it to a son, Jonah Clark, upon his wedding to Sarah Northrop.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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When Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone at America’s Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, the invention amazed the crowd.—
David H. Hsu,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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The war in Iran has demonstrated once again that a president can, with impunity, ignore Congress in launching a war, even absent an imminent threat.—
James Cramer,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2026
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Colman Domingo will also be presented with the Variety Creative Conscience Award on June 19, after which he will be joined in conversation by Variety’s Jazz Tangcay.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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The data is being presented at a meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy in Boston.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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“Gave away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gave%20away. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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