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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave over (to)
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The ad, which Ford ran on TV during the World Series, used genuine but rearranged lines from a speech Reagan gave in 1987 while president.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
1 Nov. 2025 -
Unfortunately, his progress came to a halt while battling Andrea Kimi Antonelli for P5, when the brakes on his Ferrari gave in.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And in 2023, Gane could not compete with Jon Jones, who easily took him down and submitted him only minutes into the bout.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Just hours before the filing was submitted, Bovino defended his agency’s conduct in an interview with CBS News.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Among Franco’s other movies about worlds in turmoil is New Order, the 2020 Spanish language drama that portrayed a coup d’état in which the wealthy ruling class is replaced by a militarized regime, and which bowed in Venice.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
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The film, which bowed earlier this year at SXSW, marks the narrative feature directorial debut of Burunova, who also wrote the script and shares a producing credit.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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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 Nov. 2025.
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