give over

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Recent Examples of give over The survey then looked at the number of saunas and wellness locations— including spas, hammams, health clubs, yoga studios, Arab baths, Roman baths, thermal spas and hair and nail salons—the number of parks and nature locations, and the total area given over to beaches, lakes and rivers. Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 There’s really this enormous idea of giving over control to machines that a lot of people are just uneasy about. John Werner, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 The powertrain uses an 800 V architecture, which endows it with a number of advantages, some obvious, like very fast DC fast charging, some less obvious, such as less mass (and expense) given over to high-voltage cabling. Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025 The early chapters are given over to what will be, for many, a familiar story. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for give over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for give over
Verb
  • The chase reportedly ended when Buckley wrecked near the intersection of Watts and McAlister streets, an area of mostly forest about 1 1/2 miles southeast of where Buckley was first stopped.
    Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
  • It's been hard for any team to stop Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was named the regular season MVP.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Verb
  • What's left is rosemary, a spice that many, many people already have in their kitchen, or maybe even growing like an angry weed in their backyard.
    Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 May 2025
  • What is left of the two helicopters — which were revealed to be Robinson R-44 models — have been sent to the city of Turku for investigation, according to the Estonia outlet.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • When that shows '0,' this restaurant needs to cease operations.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • Starting June 1, the forecast office in Fairbanks, Alaska, also will cease overnight staffing; Pendleton, Oregon, also is on the list provided by Fahy, but a date has not been set.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • Why did Haaland hand the ball over to Omar Marmoush?
    Sam Lee, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • Clean energy investment was worth $2.1 trillion in 2024, and while America’s clean energy economy has boomed since 2022, ceding this economic opportunity by killing off a fast-growing industry will hand that investment and jobs growth to competitors like China and the European Union.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • The new legislation is the latest in a flurry of bills introduced by Democratic lawmakers aimed at ending the ability of presidents and members of Congress to own or oversee businesses that issue or promote crypto products.
    Michelle Conlin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • In his latest Oval Office event this week, Trump ambushed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa — who once served as Nelson Mandela’s chief negotiator during talks to end White minority rule — with false claims about White South African farmers being victims of genocide.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • What’s the Takeaway for People With Heart Failure? Experiencing issues with planning and thinking can be especially problematic for people with heart failure, given the complex self-care required to manage the condition.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 16 May 2025
  • This widespread emotional connection to nature gives communicators a powerful entry point.
    Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • After Trump halted the refugee program, freezing funding for processing and resettlement aid, a group of refugees and resettlement agencies filed a federal lawsuit challenging shutdown.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • Voice of America, which was founded in 1942, halted operations on March 15, a day after Mr. Trump signed an executive order seeking to gut the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
    Minho Kim, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • The Department of Agriculture’s Poultry and Animal Health then stepped in and transferred the chicks to the First State Animal Center and SPCA.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 24 May 2025
  • But then officials said the baby had been sent to the local civil-affairs office, which had transferred her to an orphanage.
    Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025

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“Give over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20over. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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