GIVE WAY (TO) Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

give way (to)

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Definition of give way (to)

as in to take out

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Burger Week passports will include the restaurants, location, hours, specialty burger details and their conditions for dine-in, take out and delivery.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant tucked into a strip mall off the highway, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone.

— Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026

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