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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave way (to)
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The crash took out power in the area, which crew members worked on fixing as soon as the scene was secure.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Patel took out handcuffs and stepped toward Baraka.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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The head of a medical watchdog group unleashed on Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) after a nurse at the school's hospital lost her job over TikTok videos that went viral for all the wrong reasons.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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For example, the higher estimates for the infamous August 2013 East Ghoutta chemical weapons attack, which saw sarin nerve gas unleashed on an urban civilian area, are 1,500 dead.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Gave way (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gave%20way%20%28to%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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