gave way (to)

verb

past tense of give way (to)
as in took out

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  1. took out
  2. unleashed
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  • Sherwood, who moved back into her childhood home in 2009 to care for her mother, said her mom took out a reverse mortgage on her ranch-style New Jersey house years ago, to help pay for her medical needs.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Darnella Frazier, 17, took out her phone and recorded the brutality.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Moscow accused Ukraine of targeting civilians, which would constitute a war crime, and unleashed a barrage of aerial strikes on its neighbor.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Seven months ago, Iran unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters who were demanding an end to the 47-year-old theocratic regime.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
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“Gave way (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gave%20way%20%28to%29. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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