give over

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Recent Examples of give over When thinking about migration is separated from thinking about people–and our histories–as these villains so cleverly achieve, the challenge of migration can be given over to cruelty. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 Last year, the company gave over 500,000 GBP to environmental and social causes. Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, has become a prominent philanthropist in recent years, giving over $19 billion to hundreds of different organizations since 2019. Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 13 May 2025 Other programs include the Renaissance Scholar’s program and, most recently, their LA Fire Relief Fund, which gave over $3 million to families who The Eaton Fires impacted in January, which Knowles shares has been a rewarding and fulfilling experience. Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for give over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for give over
Verb
  • The toddler stopped crying about 15 minutes after she had been put down for a nap.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • Dispatchers told the man to stop at a nearby gas station.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Commission leader Thomas Bullitt later left Kentucky and did not return.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2025
  • Exiting at nearly 3:40 a.m., Hill left the crowd inspired and electrified.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • Trump signed an order May 2 directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease funding NPR and PBS.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Baker's lawsuit was seeking back pay, attorney's fees and an injunction ordering the county to cease behavior that discriminates against minorities and suppresses residents' First Amendment rights.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • After her first two England camps in charge in September 2021, Wiegman — in the absence of former England captain Steph Houghton — handed Williamson the armband.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 July 2025
  • One day in his office, he was handed five new lawsuits.
    Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • Trump also described battlefield losses and touted his credentials as a leader who can end wars.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
  • Isn’t there anybody who can end this cycle before another person loses her life savings?
    Rebecca Keegan, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • The ranges are sourced from quarterly tax documents, and employers must give their permission for the department to release their names.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2025
  • The Dallas Mavericks gave fans their first look at Cooper Flagg through the first two games of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Environmental concerns about the airport’s impact on the Everglades halted plans to develop the facility further in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
  • That plan would halt roughly $522 billion in investments, many of which are based in red states.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Osorio-Piedra will now be held without bond in the Detention Center until he can be transferred to the state Department of Corrections.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025
  • When nobody claimed him, he was transferred to the Rancho Coastal Humane Society through Friends of County Animal Shelters.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025

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“Give over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20over. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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