give over (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for give over (to)
Verb
  • Best to just give in, dandily living in the game’s excesses; we’re being treated like gods here, left to want for nothing more.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Early vaccinations can be given in July and August for children who only need one dose and for people who are in their third trimester of pregnancy at that time, according to the agency.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • According to a report by the Topeka Capital-Journal, the Kansas DCF submitted a corrective action plan by the deadline.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Federal spending will likely increase given that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved $6 million more in administrative costs not reflected in this report because it was published before the state submitted invoices.
    Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Though Jimmy Kimmel is now back on the air, the Directors Guild of America isn’t acting like this instance of a Hollywood corporation apparently bowing to political pressure will be a one-off.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Next up for Brown is the final season of Stranger Things, which Netflix release over three volumes with the first set of episodes bowing over Thanksgiving weekend and the final episode bowing on New Year’s Eve.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Give over (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20over%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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