given way (to)

Definition of given way (to)next
past participle of give way (to)

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Verb
  • Under the terms of IBR, borrowers pay 10% of their discretionary income each month if their loans were taken out on or after July 1, 2014.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 29 May 2026
  • In surveillance video obtained by CNN Brasil, Fernandes can be seen being taken out of a car in front of the clinic, evidently unconscious and in a wheelchair.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Fans carried brooms through Manhattan streets in anticipation of a Cavaliers sweep, climbed atop traffic lights while NYPD officers ordered them down and unleashed the kind of basketball pandemonium New York has waited decades to experience again.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
  • Our star just unleashed three powerful solar flares in less than 24 hours and potentially sending multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) hurtling toward Earth, raising the chances of northern lights displays this week.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 3 June 2026
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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 4 Jun. 2026.

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