give way (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give way (to)
take out
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  • For years, Mexican police, sometimes with U.S. assistance, have been destroying drug labs and taking out kingpins — to no apparent effect on cross-border smuggling.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
  • But the tariffs pause gives 90 days of space for officials to do this work, and in an environment where much of the political heat has been taken out of the situation.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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“Give way (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20way%20%28to%29. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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