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as in stopped
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy
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as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
gave over his entire savings to an investor
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Recent Examples of given over
In their joint presentation, Recalde said her college has given over 3,600 students credit for work or other prior learning experiences.
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Calmatters, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
The population slowly recovered, but most of the land was given over to grazing, and the remaining Rapanui were confined to a walled settlement.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Minnelli has also given over her voice to ElevenLabs’ Iconic Voice Marketplace, a platform where users can request access to celebrity voices to create editorial and commercial content.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
The approach involves a series of three shots given over roughly 60 days, with the allergen injected directly into a lymph node (rather than into the arm) using imaging guidance, as NBC5 reported in 2021.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Victims emerge and disappear, without much time given over to individuating them.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
With so much space given over to the kitchen, the bathroom, and the one big window, the living space itself may be somewhat ill-suited to living — not quite large enough to fit a queen bed, a full-size sofa, a desk, and a table at which to eat the food prepared in the large, luxurious kitchen.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2025
Inside, a large portion of its available floorspace will be given over to 500 apartments for rental and purchase, with the proviso that 50% of these must remain affordable.
—New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025
Much of the first half of the novel is given over to claustrophobic atmosphere that overwhelms the wide open country all around them.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Calmatters, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
The population slowly recovered, but most of the land was given over to grazing, and the remaining Rapanui were confined to a walled settlement.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Minnelli has also given over her voice to ElevenLabs’ Iconic Voice Marketplace, a platform where users can request access to celebrity voices to create editorial and commercial content.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
The approach involves a series of three shots given over roughly 60 days, with the allergen injected directly into a lymph node (rather than into the arm) using imaging guidance, as NBC5 reported in 2021.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Victims emerge and disappear, without much time given over to individuating them.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
With so much space given over to the kitchen, the bathroom, and the one big window, the living space itself may be somewhat ill-suited to living — not quite large enough to fit a queen bed, a full-size sofa, a desk, and a table at which to eat the food prepared in the large, luxurious kitchen.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2025
Inside, a large portion of its available floorspace will be given over to 500 apartments for rental and purchase, with the proviso that 50% of these must remain affordable.
—New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025
Much of the first half of the novel is given over to claustrophobic atmosphere that overwhelms the wide open country all around them.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for given over
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That has not stopped him from being a frequent guest on cable and network television.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
16 Feb. 2026
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Only recently had many countries stopped treating solo female travelers as a problem to be managed, no longer refusing them hotel rooms when traveling without a man, or denying them credit cards to pay for it.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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With equal panache, and without cutting away, the narrative focus is handed like a baton in a relay race to the arriving Mayor Dumont (Josse De Pauw) and his daughter and press attaché Marie (Violet Braeckman).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday handed Russia a tongue-in-cheek offer to end the war between the two countries at the Munich Security Conference.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Feb. 2026
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Federal agencies halted overdose-surveillance networks, delayed youth smoking data, scaled back food-safety pathogen monitoring and purged transgender health information from websites.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Lumley said the progress of the bill halted in 2025 due to conflicts with some of the agricultural groups in the state.—
Cami Koons,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
17 Feb. 2026
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As soon as our interview ended, the seven idols disappeared to change outfits for an evening rehearsal, and returned minutes later, slurping down steaming cups of ramyeon.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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His night ended amid a storm of laughing students and obscene gestures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Alekseyev has been transferred to a city hospital, the Investigative Committee statement said.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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He was held in the Jay County Jail before being transferred to another facility on a federal warrant.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The eye-popping spending on AI is justified, given the accelerated growth in its most consequential businesses.—
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CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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It's been expected that a Democrat and Republican will advance or, given California's blue tilt, two Democrats.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2026
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But that third period, the girls never quit.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Del Valle recently attended a choreographers conference in Europe and was surprised to learn that many of them had quit dancing.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Andrade turned over his records to the State Attorney’s Office in Leon County, as well as the FBI.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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After being pronounced dead, her body was turned over to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science for an autopsy.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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