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 All of this because a woman facing her own cancer fight gave away her night out so a stranger could celebrate winning hers. — David Begnaud, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Orlando gave away possession off a throw-in, allowing Portland to put the game to bed. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 Kane's winner came in the 72nd as the England forward scored through traffic after Elversberg gave away possession under high pressing. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 Offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock called it tight to both keep Carr upright and take what Wisconsin’s defense gave away. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave away
  1. revealed
  2. volunteered
  3. displayed
  4. donated
  5. showed
  6. gave
  7. demonstrated
  8. presented
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Ralph Lauren revealed a partnership with the Korea National Cancer Center Foundation to establish the Ralph Lauren Center for Patient and Family Recovery at the National Cancer Center of Korea in Goyang, South Korea.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The 39th edition of the world’s largest documentary festival revealed selections across its Signed, Paradocs, Best of Fests, and Short Documentary Competition, and the first projects in its new media DocLab strand.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of revealed
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  • The Rulebook Is Behind The Technology Seat belts did not become standard because manufacturers volunteered.
    — Alan Rencher, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Charity and neighborliness helped a lot — many victims are still thankful to churches and neighbors that volunteered their labor, according to Whitney Bailey, a disaster response project director at AppalReD Legal Aid.
    — Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of volunteered
Verb
  • At trial, a neurological expert testified that Linton had a seizure in the lead up to the collision, and a psychiatrist said Linton displayed psychotic symptoms weeks after the crash that were consistent with the aftermath of a seizure.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • On Facebook, Lee’s account displayed a picture of the young Chinese man from behind, rippling shoulders framed in a weight lifter’s tank top.
    — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of displayed
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  • Husted has donated remaining Wexner contributions to an anti-human trafficking charity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Kao and his close associates donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of politicians, allowing Navatek to establish operations in half a dozen states with more than $40 million a year in government funds.
    — Katie Nixdorf, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2026
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  • Wiles showed Republicans the president's upcoming travel schedule, which attendees described as extensive and almost every day, all across the country.
    — MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Whereas Morandi showed us that bottles could be seen as similar to humans, Lee may be more attuned to how humans might be like stones.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 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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  • The researchers demonstrated tasks containing as many as 12 steps without providing additional demonstrations for those longer sequences.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In Lepecki’s account, the gesture again demonstrated that stillness in dance always vibrates with subtle motion.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of demonstrated
Verb
  • Their navies then carried out a joint maritime patrol in the Pacific in July, with both operations presented as efforts to improve interoperability and joint operational capabilities.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • During the festival, honorary awards were presented to Julianne Moore, Tom Hiddleston, Naomi Watts, John Turturro and other luminaries.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of presented

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“Gave away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gave%20away. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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