given way (to)

past participle of give way (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for given way (to)
Verb
  • For example, moving a single weekly service back to a Suez Canal routing involves 14 vessels on a 98-day round trip, of which 12 would be routed back to Suez and the last two vessels would be taken out of the service, Murphy explained.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The comment made has been taken out of context, but the overarching theme of this Dolphins team is one of dysfunction.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The wave of store closures unleashed sporadic efforts over the intervening years to engineer new uses for the empty properties.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Exactly one week after marrying North Carolina rapper Stunna 4 Vegas in an all-pink wedding and dominating social media in the process, Houston rapper Monaleo unleashed one of hip-hop’s most politically potent songs of the year.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Given way (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/given%20way%20%28to%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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