GIVEN AWAY Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

given away

verb

past participle of give away

as in displayed

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 donated

to make a present of gave away all her potted plants when she moved

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Recent Examples of given away And because the shares are given away rather than sold, the donor never triggers the capital gains tax a sale would incur. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 July 2026 Trailers have already given away the presence of Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, now teaching college physics to students who mostly just want to hear about the not-so-jolly green giant. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 By July 27, a Chinese AI program built to work without supervision for two days at a stretch will be given away forever; anyone will be free to copy it and run it on their own computers. — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 By Friday afternoon, Mora had given away 182,000 pounds of the nectarines. — Gary Kazanjian, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 These seven categories are almost always better given away. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 Ted Lasso rookie cards in existence; an astoundingly small number considering the hundreds that were originally given away. — Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026 The New York Times was first to report that most of the warehouses purchased by DHS for conversion will be sold or given away. — Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 18 June 2026 The necklaces are being given away in one of the chain's Tuesday Drops, available to Rewards members in the Taco Bell app. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026

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Inside the Lasch Football Building, for example, there’s barely a wall not covered in some sort of a mural featuring a uniformed player, Nike swoosh proudly displayed.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The Dodgers, to their credit, displayed a modicum of fight, putting up five runs in the inning, but came up short in a 7-6 loss.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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The two hit it off – so well, in fact, Knight donated $400,000 to the on-campus Paterno libraries and would speak at the coach’s 2012 funeral.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The candidates also have significant money donated to their own campaigns, which gives them the ability to make their own decisions on spending, messaging and voter outreach.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

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The findings also revealed that the most socially and economically disadvantaged areas benefit the most from green spaces.

— Tara Molina, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
The upstart golf league has had its future in flux for months after it was revealed that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) would pull its backing for LIV at the end of this season.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of revealed

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The rush to passage At the end of the whirlwind weekend, the student senators gathered in the replica chamber and more than half volunteered to address their colleagues for one minute each.

— Cory Turner, NPR, 30 July 2026
She’s also worked as a teacher’s aide and substitute in Bonner Springs/Edwardsville Schools and volunteered teaching Junior Achievement at Junction Primary School.

— Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

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The researchers demonstrated the concept using signals whose characteristics changed over time, including handwriting and object movement at different speeds.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
This data empowers stronger salary negotiations, enabling employees to support their requests with market evidence and demonstrated impact.

— Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026