as in gift
something given to someone without expectation of a return
offering a Caribbean vacation giveaway to the millionth customer
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as in to display
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
the insincerity of his apology was given away by that slight smirk on his face
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as in to donate
to make a present of
gave away all her potted plants when she moved
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Examples of giveaway in a Sentence
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Blumhouse is giving fans a chance to spend the night at Freddy’s in style, with the studio offering fans a trip to the Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 premiere next year.
To enter, fans must be signed up for the Blumhouse newsletter The Van, with the giveaway running until Halloween.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Frontier Airlines will celebrate the world’s biggest rodeo in Las Vegas by giving away a free trip and putting one million flights on sale across the country starting at just $29.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
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The free at-home test giveaway comes after a rise in positive COVID-19 tests, and as flu activity begins to spark in October.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Blumhouse is giving fans a chance to spend the night at Freddy’s in style, with the studio offering fans a trip to the Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 premiere next year.
To enter, fans must be signed up for the Blumhouse newsletter The Van, with the giveaway running until Halloween.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
The filing doesn’t give away subs numbers but ratings body Barb’s latest report from Q2 reported that Netflix was in 17.1 million UK homes, up by about 400,000 from Q1.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Frontier Airlines will celebrate the world’s biggest rodeo in Las Vegas by giving away a free trip and putting one million flights on sale across the country starting at just $29.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Giveaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giveaway. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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