gave out

verb

past tense of give out
1
as in announced
to make known openly or publicly that's information that I'm not prepared to give out

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2
as in cast
to throw or give off this heater gives out a funny smell sometimes

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3
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 Tech YouTuber Matt Robb says that Muse gave out his home address to a total stranger this weekend, after authorizing the bot to handle his Facebook Marketplace account. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026 Husband Julian gave out CDs of grand piano recitals from his stock of thousands to guests as party favors. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Her Imagination Library has gave out free books to kids for more than two decades, and the Dollywood Foundation provided scholarships and helped families displaced by natural disasters. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Last Christmas, Lillard gave out gifts to more than 400 families. — Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 According to data provided by the organizers, the 13 stores gave out more than 2750 passports, and all 325 finisher tote bags (and more than 51 additional people finished and will be sent finisher prizes). — Erik Pedersen, Daily News, 28 July 2026 The law enforcement teams searching Arkansas businesses also gave out educational materials to help business owners identify skimming devices, the release states. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 27 July 2026 Musk gave out the two $1 million checks at a rally in Brown County on March 30, 2025, shortly before the April 1 election. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 July 2026 State financial disclosures show the state gave out more than $1 billion in tax breaks last fiscal year. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave out
  1. announced
  2. cast
  3. died
  4. published
  5. released
  6. failed
  7. declared
  8. radiated
Verb
  • On Sunday, Zoo Atlanta announced two giant pandas arrived from China, just days after Xi said Beijing was sending the bears.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • VMAs 2026 Winners The Hollywood Reporter will update the Video Music Awards winners list as they’re announced live.
    — Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of announced
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  • The leadership of the Board of Regents is also cast in an unforgiving light.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Plot and casting details remain under wraps, but the project is co-written with Fatrick Tabada (Flower Girl), marking Jadaone’s return to the genre that helped establish her as a local favorite nearly a decade after Love You To The Stars And Back.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of cast
Verb
  • Instead, three of those whales have died, along with another Shedd whale that did not come from Marineland.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This was a place that had died, a place where life no longer existed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of died
Verb
  • The novel, which was never completed, was published in Russia in 1999, and will come out in English for the first time later this year.
    — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The paper, published in the journal Advanced Science, reports a peak power density of about 47 mW/m² and stable electrical output over more than 30,000 operating cycles.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of published
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  • Viz Media and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro) released the material.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Porsche is best known for its traditional sports cars like the 911, but the automaker has released several longroofs over the years, including, over the last decade, variants of the Panamera and Taycan.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of released
Verb
  • The county has failed to provide evidence that the quarry owner’s reclamation plan wouldn’t substantially interfere with animals’ movement, wrote Kim Freeburn, an environmental program manager with the department.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • In the end, Michigan had one more shot to make a stop to seal the win and failed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of failed
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  • In what is considered Clone Saga’s most controversial twist in the books, Ben Reilly at one point is declared the real Spider-Man and Peter Parker the clone — a switch that eventually was reversed after backlash from fans.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • On Monday, The New York Times reported that FBI employees had received an internal email that declared the hack to be a cybersecurity incident and acknowledged that personal information of some employees had been stolen.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of declared
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  • The jet carries 500,000 times the energy radiated by the sun and explains the mystery of how feeding black holes become such powerful cosmic particle accelerators and generate such high-energy gamma-ray photons.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Joyful noise and other, impolite sounds radiated from the sets oscillating between the two sites.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of radiated

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