gave out

Definition of gave outnext
past tense of give out
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as in died
to stop functioning waiting for the fuel pump in my old car to give out

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Recent Examples of gave out The city’s three main programs gave out $8 million through 249 contracts in the 2024 fiscal year, which ran from October 2023 through September 2024. Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026 The new rings are here The Dodgers gave out World Series rings on Friday. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026 During Ramadan, officials at the mosque gave out free meals to the community to break the daily fast, feeding more than 25,000 people over the last 30 days, Khouraki said. Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026 Paloscio said Dandrea and his wife were one of the only local households that still gave out candy on Halloween. Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026 Thursday, though, people all over the building were wearing the Gilbert Arenas-era gold-and-black throwbacks the team gave out in a promotion. David Aldridge, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 One category — whether the township gave out poor relief to residents in 2023 and 2024 — is weighted more heavily than others. Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026 The market gave out free soup to customers. Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026 So, Curtis, Burger King’s president, gave out his phone number last Tuesday and is taking calls for two weeks. Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave out
Verb
  • On that trip, the couple announced Meghan's pregnancy with Archie.
    Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The deal announced early Tuesday comes after LAUSD and the unions for teachers and school administrators reached tentative agreements Sunday on new contracts.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Denise Lieberman, director and general counsel for the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, an organization that champions accessible elections, said the signs serve no purpose, since they’re tied to eligibility, which would be vetted by election officials before a ballot is cast.
    Jack Harvel April 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The feds would refuse to send ballots to people deemed ineligible to cast them.
    George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Lillo himself died in 2021, leaving Block to carry on his legacy.
    John Lauritsen, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • His cousin died, while he and his brother were injured.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The San Francisco Chronicle published the account of a woman, who remains anonymous, who says she was hired at the age of 21 to work as an intern in Swalwell's district office.
    Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Given these circumstances, most of the music written for mandolin (eighty-five volumes were published in Paris between 1761 and 1783) was intended for amateurs, often women.
    Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Few details have been released, but Miami police told CBS News Miami that shortly before midnight, officers received a ShotSpotter alert near the main stage in the area of Northeast 2nd Avenue and 62nd Street.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Ginn was released on $1,000 bond.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Both sides have tried and failed to advance their partisan priorities the last few months.
    Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Former administrators of Freidenrich’s office have said that her investments were too conservative and failed to generate adequate returns.
    Claire Wang, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Oceanside’s City Council declared a local emergency last November after sediment reduced the depth of the harbor’s main channel to as little 10 feet, creating a navigation hazard.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) ruled the fire accidental and declared the cause of the fire undetermined.
    Tara Lynch, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In the following months, painful shocks radiated through her chest and back.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Regardless, the influence of Amazing Stories’ founding in 1926 radiated throughout the genre’s history like the light through Bradbury’s grandparents’ window, with authors who had their debut in Amazing Stories running the canonical gamut from Asimov to Zelzany.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Gave out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gave%20out. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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