gave up (to)

past tense of give up (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave up (to)
Verb
  • In the half-century that followed, Bardot dedicated herself to animal rights through her Brigette Bardot Foundation.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The search for Egypt’s last queen For nearly 20 years, Martínez has dedicated her work to locating Cleopatra’s burial site, a mystery that has eluded archaeologists for centuries.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Allison Williams makes Morgan spiky and devoted, more to her daughter than to herself — which is actually her problem.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Trump has devoted that attention to ending the war between Israel and Hamas.
    Barry Strauss, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Over the course of the past two contests, Dowdle has notched 473 scrimmage yards — breaking the previous franchise record set by Christian McCaffrey (416 scrimmage yards in 2019).
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The evening began with an opening set by Nashville singer-songwriter Annie DiRusso, who grew up an hour north of New York City in Croton-on-Hudson.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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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 25 Oct. 2025.

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