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Recent Examples of Synonyms for given way (to)
Verb
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When she's arrested and taken out of the courtroom in handcuffs, that will feel much better than today did.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026 -
Finally, the officers corral the woman and another clip shows her being taken out of the restaurant in a stretcher.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Vanderbilt has been working on tempo all season, hasn’t used it a ton in games yet, but unleashed it Saturday and caused trouble.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Charlotte unleashed a 27-2 run, closing to within one.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 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 9 Jan. 2026.
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