1
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy
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2
as in to leave
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
gave over his entire savings to an investor
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Recent Examples of give over
Fridays and Saturdays are given over to pleasure and partying, the boundaries between Kingas softening as the week winds down.
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The $10,000 award, double last year’s amount, is given over two years, with plans to extend it to further offset education costs.
—Gloria Ngwa, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
The stage at the south end of Plaza de Cesar Chavez, which will be filled with blues and New Orleans-style music Saturday and Sunday, was on Friday night given over to artists who would appeal to younger crowds, like Kiefer and DJ Harrison.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2025
A good deal of the book is given over to songlike poems and inventories of ephemera fished out of the creek bed.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The $10,000 award, double last year’s amount, is given over two years, with plans to extend it to further offset education costs.
—Gloria Ngwa, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
The stage at the south end of Plaza de Cesar Chavez, which will be filled with blues and New Orleans-style music Saturday and Sunday, was on Friday night given over to artists who would appeal to younger crowds, like Kiefer and DJ Harrison.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2025
A good deal of the book is given over to songlike poems and inventories of ephemera fished out of the creek bed.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give over
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Fighting on the island had stopped, so the soldiers in the picture were not under fire, and the action of raising the flag (there is a movie of it) took all of a few seconds.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Bailey argued that the district’s dispute with local police departments over its requirement that officers participate in diversity training — an impasse that resulted in some departments leaving schools without resource officers — had left students vulnerable.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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The best clarifying shampoo can completely transform a lackluster shower routine, deep cleansing hair, exfoliating the scalp, and banishing excess oils and product buildup that leave strands flat, dull, or frizz-prone.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Trouble in Mind Records, the Chicago label that specialized in punk and garage-rock for more than a decade, has ceased operations.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
26 Sep. 2025
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All her fraudulent welfare handouts ceased in January 2025.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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But around five years ago, life handed him a raw deal.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Thirty years after handing Florida State’s dynasty its first ACC defeat, was Virginia going to incite another Scott Stadium party?—
David Teel,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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But that’s not where the partnership ends.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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Bryant ended his Cowboys career with the most receiving touchdowns for any receiver in team history (73).—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Winged munition autonomously detects moving targets Raytheon also highlighted that the StormBreaker smart weapon gives operators an upper hand in combat by hitting moving targets in some of the worst weather conditions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Officials did not give any details on the man’s medical condition.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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All talks of building or buying a new facility were halted, however, in December when the mayor announced emergency budget cuts to address a substantial deficit.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The federal Office of Management and Budget did not respond to The Bee’s request for clarification on which operations would be halted.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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People point to the rising costs of wages and transfer fees as a reason to increase loss limits, but those continue to rise because teams continue to choose to spend their money in that way.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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He was subsequently transferred to the Adelanto facility on August 22.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Give over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20over. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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