1
as in stopped
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy
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as in left
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
gave over his entire savings to an investor
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Recent Examples of gave over
While Stratton criticized corporate PACs for backing Krishnamoorthi, she was floated by Pritzker, a billionaire who in December gave over $5 million to a super PAC supporting her.
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Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Last year, Goldsworthy brought the outside in, when the National Galleries of Scotland gave over the entire building of the Royal Scottish Academy, in Edinburgh, for a blockbuster exhibition marking his five decades as an artist.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch told staff the institution gave over information related to the White House’s request for lists of all displays, objects, wall text and other materials for the anniversary, The New York Times reported.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2026
The company gave over additional footage the following morning.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Last year, Goldsworthy brought the outside in, when the National Galleries of Scotland gave over the entire building of the Royal Scottish Academy, in Edinburgh, for a blockbuster exhibition marking his five decades as an artist.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch told staff the institution gave over information related to the White House’s request for lists of all displays, objects, wall text and other materials for the anniversary, The New York Times reported.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2026
The company gave over additional footage the following morning.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave over
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His words were underscored when police in Israel stopped Catholic leaders from celebrating a private Palm Sunday Mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, built on the spot where Jesus was thought to have been crucified.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Right away, the Bruins allowed point-blank chances to Zach Werenski and Boone Jenner in the opening minutes that Swayman stopped.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Van Ackers delivered photos of the spouting fountain, which had ceased operating in 2012, to every member of the California Legislature.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Commercial traffic through the maritime chokepoint has virtually ceased since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, with Iran vowing to strike any vessels associated with the two countries or their partners.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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In fact, the questioning of Chalker was part of a postmortem examination of a misstep by the case officer who had handed him the key.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The message was handed to the party’s head, Sheikh Hammam Hamoudi, by the Iranian ambassador to Iraq during a meeting.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s also jointly ended their partnership in July 2025 after finding the venture financially unsustainable, leading to over $50 million in charges for the doughnut company.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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After Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war ended, Hezbollah was the only group to be allowed to keep its weapons as it was considered a resistance movement fighting Israel that was occupying parts of southern Lebanon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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But Florida expects to return Orlando’s Isaiah Brown and his older brother AJ, who transferred last spring from Ohio and redshirted following shoulder surgery.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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The separate library fund, with revenues exceeding expenditures by $933,800, transferred $700,000 for future maintenance and capital improvements and contributed $116,900 each for meeting unfunded pension and post-employment benefits liabilities.—
Jim Drummond,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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Data indicates the crew halted the climb at around 4,500 feet.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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On Saturday, Maersk halted operations at the Port of Salalah in Oman following a drone strike that injured one port worker and caused damage to a ship-to-shore crane.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Mar. 2026
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Acuña’s legs contributed to Vargas’ sixth RBI, which gave the Sox a 9-3 lead.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The news didn't impact Chicago early, as an uncontested one-handed slam by Matas Buzelis gave the Bulls an early 5-2 lead and led to an angry timeout by Spurs coach Mitch Johnson 71 seconds into the game.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Nearly 500 of the agency’s approximately 50,000 officers have quit since the partial shutdown started, the department said.—
John Raby,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Multiple airports have been experiencing greater than 40% callout rates of TSA workers, and nearly 500 of the agency’s nearly 50,000 transportation security officers have quit during the shutdown.—
Kevin Freking,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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