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as in announced
to make known openly or publicly
that's information that I'm not prepared to give out
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as in radiated
to throw or give off
this heater gives out a funny smell sometimes
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as in stalled
to stop functioning
waiting for the fuel pump in my old car to give out
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Recent Examples of given out
It is believed only around 40 were ever printed, and they were given out as prizes for an illustration contest in the late 1990s.
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The cards have been available since Feb 2 and will be given out until Feb 27 while supplies last.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Sweden has now won seven of the nine women’s cross-country skiing medals given out at the Games so far.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Dolan came to the conference as one of a handful of executives tapped to receive NATPE Honors, which were to be given out Thursday night.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
In fairness, this year’s lifetime-achievement awards — honoring not only Cher but also Santana, Chaka Khan, Fela Kuti, Paul Simon, and Whitney Houston — were given out at the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards the previous night, but Cher didn’t go to that!
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2026
Before the golden gramophones are given out, A-list musicians, celebrities, and industry legends will descend on Los Angeles in the week-long lead-up to Music’s Biggest Night.
—Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
The Norwegian Nobel Institute has said that once a prize is given out, it cannot be formally transferred.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
Tickets aren’t being sold, but rather given out to contest winners.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The cards have been available since Feb 2 and will be given out until Feb 27 while supplies last.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Sweden has now won seven of the nine women’s cross-country skiing medals given out at the Games so far.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Dolan came to the conference as one of a handful of executives tapped to receive NATPE Honors, which were to be given out Thursday night.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
In fairness, this year’s lifetime-achievement awards — honoring not only Cher but also Santana, Chaka Khan, Fela Kuti, Paul Simon, and Whitney Houston — were given out at the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards the previous night, but Cher didn’t go to that!
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2026
Before the golden gramophones are given out, A-list musicians, celebrities, and industry legends will descend on Los Angeles in the week-long lead-up to Music’s Biggest Night.
—Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
The Norwegian Nobel Institute has said that once a prize is given out, it cannot be formally transferred.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
Tickets aren’t being sold, but rather given out to contest winners.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for given out
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Just before the talks, Iran announced its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard started the drill early Monday morning in the waterways that are crucial international trade routes through which 20% of the world's oil passes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The filmmaker’s death was announced by his family Monday in a statement released by Zipporah Films, Wiseman’s distribution company.—
Kevin Crust,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Even with my limited knowledge, the mountain radiated a kind of gravity, as though the desert itself were remembering.—
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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A feeling of relief radiated throughout the Golden State Warriors organization late Wednesday night with the news of Jonathan Kuminga’s trade to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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While hope remains for that project (more on that shortly), the sting felt more painful after Judith Hoag, cinema's first live-action April O'Neil, said she'd been approached about reprising her role before the movie stalled.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
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Some stalled due to internal political disagreements.—
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CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2026
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Lord of the Flies, first published by Faber for what was then an unknown author, has become one of the most popular books on the English schooling curriculum for the last seven decades.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Noem held the press conference to pitch the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a bill requiring individuals to show proof of citizenship before registering to vote and requiring voters show identification before casting their ballot.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2026
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One of the most recent adaptations of the novel, the 2011 version by Andrea Arnold, notably leaned into this aspect of the book by casting the multiracial James Howson as Heathcliff.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Five people have died, and dozens of others were injured after a massive pileup of more than 30 vehicles in Colorado, officials say.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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In Beltrami County, one person died Monday night when a house burned to the ground in rural Port Hope Township, north of Bemidji.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2026
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The short clip, posted on YouTube by COMA — the Chinatown Organization for Media Awakening — depicts director Jia Zhangke encountering an AI version of himself, leading to a conversation that blends humor with philosophical commentary on filmmaking in the age of artificial intelligence.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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In an Instagram video posted Monday by NBC, the Grammy winner hypes American women figure skaters competing at the games in Italy.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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The researchers created the virtual animals and released them into a synthetic world, giving them tasks on how to navigate, avoid obstacles and find food.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Minnesota is currently the only team among the top seven of the Big Ten not to be nationally ranked, though that situation may change when Monday’s latest Associated Press poll is released — the Gophers fell two votes shy in last week’s Top 25 polling.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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