as in dedicated
to keep or intend for a special purpose
unfortunately, when he was in college, weekends were largely given up to binge drinking
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave up (to)
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Scott had dedicated much of the last 20 years of his life to supporting exactly the opposite positions.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026 -
The event remains the industry’s sole awards show dedicated exclusively to stunt performers and second unit artists.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Now big romance displays are de rigeur; Billings, Montana, has a whole bookstore devoted exclusively to romantasy.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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Meta, which devoted $72 billion to capex in 2025, plans to spend up to $135 billion this year.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The announcement came about an hour before a deadline set by the Pentagon, which had called on Anthropic to back down.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2026
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Winners are grouped in Large, Midsize, Small or Real Estate categories, and earn recognition if their scores exceed national standard benchmarks (set by Energage) and rank among the top tier of all the organizations surveyed.—
Glenn Hunter,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Gave up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gave%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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