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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave over (to)
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After hours of House of Commons debate, a vote was averted when the government gave in to lawmakers' anger and agreed that the Intelligence and Security Committee would decide what papers should be published, rather than a senior civil servant as Starmer had proposed.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026 -
But after two years there, Koch gave in to her Antarctic itch, applying to become a research associate in the United States Antarctic Program.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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Parents and neighbors submitted to polygraph tests.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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London’s Natural History Museum teamed up with an international judging panel of photography, wildlife, conservation and science experts to select 24 images from a total 60,636 entries submitted from 113 countries.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The club bowed to supporter pressure a few days after the January protests and announced that Jaissle’s position was secure.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The first four episodes of season 4 bowed on Thursday.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Gave over (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gave%20over%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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