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
Baldoni has alleged that Lively used nearly any and all means to pressure him into giving over creative control of the film, including leveraging Swift’s status as one of the most famous people on Earth.
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
There will also be a session given over to the international success of the ever-popular comedy series Ghosts.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
The survey then looked at the number of saunas and wellness locations— including spas, hammams, health clubs, yoga studios, Arab baths, Roman baths, thermal spas and hair and nail salons—the number of parks and nature locations, and the total area given over to beaches, lakes and rivers.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
There’s really this enormous idea of giving over control to machines that a lot of people are just uneasy about.
—John Werner, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
There will also be a session given over to the international success of the ever-popular comedy series Ghosts.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
The survey then looked at the number of saunas and wellness locations— including spas, hammams, health clubs, yoga studios, Arab baths, Roman baths, thermal spas and hair and nail salons—the number of parks and nature locations, and the total area given over to beaches, lakes and rivers.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
There’s really this enormous idea of giving over control to machines that a lot of people are just uneasy about.
—John Werner, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give over
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On September 2, Border Force officers had stopped two women at London Stansted Airport.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Goldman Sachs and Nasdaq have both stopped requiring companies using them for an IPO to have diverse board members.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 June 2025
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Major League Baseball, with no robust salary cap, sees powerhouse franchises like the Yankees and Dodgers dominate year after year, leaving smaller teams struggling for relevance.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Merge’s co-founder and co-president Laura Ballance, also bass player in Superchunk, is leaving the music business.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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Yet, for some time now, there has been a third movement that tends to be articulated more in art than elsewhere, even if elsewhere there has long since ceased to be any alternative.—
Diedrich Diederichsen,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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The mayor also said that late-night establishments and all nightclubs must cease operations at midnight.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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The Pittsburgh Pirates won both games, 2-1 and 5-1. 1963 — Playing the first Sunday night game in major league history because of excessive heat during the day, the Houston Colt .45s handed the San Francisco Giants their seventh straight loss in Houston, 3-0.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Lamar, who is the night’s most nominated act, was handed a slew of additional trophies by host Kevin Hart, though the particulars of the awards were not named.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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But since the spring legislative session ended, Ford has had joint meetings with cannabis and hemp operators in an attempt to reach some compromise.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Delegations from the warring sides agreed Monday to swap dead and wounded troops, but their conditions for ending the war remained far apart.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Some shook their legs nervously, others gave death glares to folks with the misfortune of sitting on creaky chairs.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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The Dodgers have sent Clayton Kershaw to the mound to give a slumping team a lift countless times during his 18-year career.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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In fact, a 2019 Aflac survey of over 1,600 American adults found that 53% reported halting use of company products because of disliking a company’s stance on an issue.—
Lauren Howe,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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However, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., temporarily halted the federal trade court's decision, for now reinstating the levies imposed by the president under an emergency powers law.—
Joe Enoch,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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Trump has proposed transferring the department's responsibilities to other agencies.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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The provision outlines regulatory definitions and sets new rates related to making and transferring silencers.—
Morgan Kromer,
The Washington Examiner,
5 June 2025
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“Give over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20over. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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