1
as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
that's information that I'm not prepared to give out
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2
as in to cast
to throw or give off
this heater gives out a funny smell sometimes
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3
as in to die
to stop functioning
waiting for the fuel pump in my old car to give out
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Recent Examples of give out
The 41st Artios Awards, given out by the Casting Society (CSA), took place across three different ceremonies in New York, Los Angeles, and London, honoring casting achievements in film, television, and theater.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
The award category, however, did not survive and was discontinued after being given out just the one time.
—Wendy Killeen, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
So, Curtis, Burger King’s president, gave out his phone number last Tuesday and is taking calls for two weeks.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The Commanders players gave out a grade of B-plus for both the treatment of families and the home-field playing surface.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
The award category, however, did not survive and was discontinued after being given out just the one time.
—Wendy Killeen, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
So, Curtis, Burger King’s president, gave out his phone number last Tuesday and is taking calls for two weeks.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The Commanders players gave out a grade of B-plus for both the treatment of families and the home-field playing surface.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give out
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The airline said additional cancellations may be announced, and many other airlines were suspending flights into the region through the weekend.—
CARA RUBINSKY,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Soon, though, Tehran will have to announce a succession plan.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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In his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, the President urged lawmakers to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America, Act, a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship and photo identification to cast ballots in all 50 states, among other changes.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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This playful, low-profile side table and lamp combo is the ideal height for casting an ambient glow around a platform bed frame.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
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The International Organization for Migration, a United Nations agency, estimates at least 2,185 people died or went missing in the Mediterranean in 2025.—
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Under Raisi, Iranian security forces cracked down on demonstrations sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in the custody of Iran’s morality police after being arrested for allegedly violating the country’s mandatory hijab laws.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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The beloved comediennes locked in on a PG-13 field trip when asked about on-set memories in a Vanity Fair retrospective published Tuesday.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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The organization works with law enforcement and other officials to find missing children, including publishing age-progression images.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Department of Justice filed federal lawsuits on Thursday against five states for failing to answer a request for complete voter registration lists.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Many earlier drives failed because target organisms developed mutations, thus preventing CRISPR cutting.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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Multiple Iranian state media outlets confirmed Khamenei’s death on Sunday morning, hours after US and Israeli officials declared he had been killed in their joint strikes targeting his regime.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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And although astronomical spring — when the sun is directly over the equator — doesn’t arrive until March 20, some people living along the East Coast may be happy to declare winter over.—
Ben Noll,
Washington Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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The inner shift radiates outward.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Owner and hairstylist Isis Brantley radiates that same energy.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The trade center was decimated when al-Qaida hijackers crashed jets into its twin towers, part of a coordinated attack that also sent planes into the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Gregory even crashed the boys’ dining club to get tips on how to talk to girls in preparation.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Give out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20out. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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