gave away

verb

past tense of give away
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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2
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 To spare the next generation that fate, Dolly created the Imagination Library, which gave away hundreds of millions of free books to children. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Aug. 2026 When New Zealand returned the pressure in the second half, South Africa gave away two yellow cards in the span of a minute and finished with 13 men. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 The golf course was built in the mid-1920s by Woodland Hills developer Victor Giraud, who gave away free club memberships to people buying lots in his housing tract. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026 However, that wasn’t the last time Prince gave away an album for free. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026 The last memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington in June shocked many sanctions experts by how much the US gave away to Iran for very little in exchange. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026 This week, the center gave away free school supplies to 2,000 families in Jefferson County. — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 The department gave away back-to-school supplies, including a pencil pouch filled with blunt scissors, colored pencils and more. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 In a presumably unwitting nod to Guardiola, Maresca also gave away a nugget of information when discussing a completely different topic. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave away
  1. revealed
  2. volunteered
  3. displayed
  4. donated
  5. showed
  6. gave
  7. demonstrated
  8. presented
Verb
  • The New York Times recently wrote about a study that revealed that one in four NFL players develop brain diseases like CTE.
    — Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Dolly kept her cancer diagnosis private from the public, and it was only revealed after her death.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
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  • And the fifth floor is owned by Eileen Patricia Matthews, a lawyer who has volunteered on the Lincoln Center Women’s Leadership Council and seems to have been there since the co-op was organized.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Sheriff’s officials at the time said that Gallegos, then 59, had volunteered as a youth basketball coach with Sacramento-area school districts and operated a private basketball coaching clinic.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of volunteered
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  • The retail concept also includes a dedicated Fragrance Gallery, where Outside In’s inaugural trio of eaux de parfum — called Earth After Rain, Light Language and Undiscovered Rose, priced at $260 each — will be displayed and available for purchase.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The dress will be unveiled at Sotheby’s London on September 18 and displayed until September 24, before exhibiting in Hong Kong from October 1 to 15, in Geneva from November 6 to 11, and in New York from December 2.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of displayed
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  • While living in South Florida, Valdes even donated to the campaigns of Cuban-American politicians known for their strong positions against Cuba’s communist government.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Meta also paid Kuna directly to add police and fire, and donated money to fund preschool and STEM education in the Kuna School District, according to the company.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • Ferguson’s lab once showed that a driver who is cool and hydrated will be a few seconds faster than one who is overheating.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Saturday night and early Sunday have a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, which the chance dropping to 30% during the day Sunday and climbing to a 60% chance late Sunday and early Monday, the forecast showed.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of showed
Verb
  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Definition of gave
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  • Though Lock and Fleury aren’t Darnold and Kubiak, Wednesday night’s game demonstrated that Seattle is not interested in making terribly many overarching changes from last year’s general offensive approach.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The rendezvous demonstrated skills that could be useful to a variety of customers down the road, according to the company.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of demonstrated
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  • When presented with this question, Christner lets out a sigh.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Working was always presented as a fantasy scenario; men home from the war needed their jobs back, after all.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of presented

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