something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
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Recent Examples of given
Noun
Where the show’s values were once givens, almost diorama labels, now they’re presented as more fugitive and unstable, what its characters would hope the world to be.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025 Assuming the roster gets back to full health, the givens ahead of Pelle in the rotation would be Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Kel’el Ware, Andrew Wiggins and, perhaps, Davion Mitchell.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
This is particularly apt given the time-shifting mechanics in Ocarina of Time.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
2 Nov. 2026 The time between our talks seems to have given her space for deep reflection.—
Wisdom Iheanyichukwu,
Vanity Fair,
2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for given
My Beloved’s casually romantic chassis—but Kings of Leon are still prone to occasionally rocking out, for better or worse.
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Larry Fitzmaurice,
Pitchfork,
9 Nov. 2026
Authorities in quake-prone Japan regularly instruct people to stock up on bottled water, food and batteries, have plans ready to hide under tables and keep comfortable walking shoes at hand.
However, the conversation has also attracted a wave of caution from health professionals, warning against drawing medical conclusions from skin-deep assumptions.
Eighty-eight years later, medical professionals won dramatic victories as part of the sweeping blue wave that handed Democrats control of Congress and many state and local offices.
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O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
5 Nov. 2026
Often, parents are handed an outdated brochure and sent on their way, Silsby said.
Much like in Leña, dishes are prepped and presented at the table, though this time think Greek salads and guac instead of beef tartare and everything feels a little more fun.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Nov. 2026
Igor Stravinsky’s new C Major Symphony — which was written for and dedicated to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra — was presented for the first time at Orchestra Hall with Stravinsky himself conducting.
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