given out

past participle of give out
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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 Dozens of awards were given out during the two-night 2026 Creative Arts Emmys, held ahead of the Primetime Emmy Awards. Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2026 They are constantly and credibly threatened, their locations and details given out in menacing anonymous messages. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 The program has already given out more than 325 million books and expects to give 40 million books in 2026 alone. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026 The fan on the computer responsible for sending commands to the telescope and uplinking to NASA had simply given out. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Mae Bippart-Butler, World Central Kitchen’s manager of community outreach, said the organization has given out about 9,000 meals at 13 locations in Gary. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 After also taking six wickets on a wild opening day, Shoriful Islam soon picked up his seventh with a searing inswinging yorker which struck Green on the front foot and was given out leg before wicket on review. ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 The Treasury Department has already given out $100 billion in refunds since May, crossing the halfway point of total revenue collected through IEEPA tariffs. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The following weekend will be the Friends & Family event, where free small drinks will be given out from a full menu. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for given out
Verb
  • The new equipment was announced at an industry conference in Wuxi, China, on September 2 and covers several key stages of semiconductor production.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • After starting, the student said, Carleen leaders announced the program would actually take nine months to complete.
    Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Joyful noise and other, impolite sounds radiated from the sets oscillating between the two sites.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Feliciano and Jones radiated energy and exuberance throughout their first press conference as the principal owners of the Padres.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Ongoing litigation stalled the project and Lucas next looked to San Francisco’s Treasure Island, where the city asked for roughly $26 million for a 4-acre site (an amount considered by some to be above market value).
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • That assessment shows which teams are getting real results and should be scaled, and which use cases are stalled because the process is broken.
    Andrew Antos, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The findings were published in the Journal of Applied Physics on September 8.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The same poll found belief that data centers raise electricity bills jumped from 43% in January to nearly 60% by July—six months before Apollo or Morgan Stanley published a word of this research.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While both cast themselves as fighters against corruption in Washington, Manzur has argued that Pappas has long been beholden to political donors, particularly the pro-Israel lobby.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Counterbalancing him is a young actor cast to play one of the show’s decoys (an excellent Skylar Gisondo), whose guilelessness only magnifies the film’s sense of Hansen as a man constructed entirely out of TV-friendly sheen.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On September 9, the Prince of Wales will represent the British royal family at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway, who died at 89 years old on August 28.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Dotson was taken to a hospital and died about nine hours after he was shot.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Trump posted the image on his Truth Social platform without explanation.
    Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Two of those touchdowns came on 62-yard passing plays to Alexander, who posted 159 yards on just five catches.
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Apple has released new devices, including the company’s first foldable phone — and iPhone18 in new colors.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Verbruggen illustrated his strengths in possession in the early stages against Leeds with a raking pass that released Maxim De Cuyper one-v-one against Jayden Bogle.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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