GIVEN AWAY Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

given away

verb

past participle of give away

as in displayed

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs the insincerity of his apology was given away by that slight smirk on his face

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as in donated

to make a present of gave away all her potted plants when she moved

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Recent Examples of given away By July 27, a Chinese AI program built to work without supervision for two days at a stretch will be given away forever; anyone will be free to copy it and run it on their own computers. — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 But many billionaire philanthropists haven’t given away nearly that much money or that percentage of their wealth. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 July 2026 By Friday afternoon, Mora had given away 182,000 pounds of the nectarines. — Gary Kazanjian, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 These seven categories are almost always better given away. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 Ted Lasso rookie cards in existence; an astoundingly small number considering the hundreds that were originally given away. — Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026 The New York Times was first to report that most of the warehouses purchased by DHS for conversion will be sold or given away. — Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 18 June 2026 The necklaces are being given away in one of the chain's Tuesday Drops, available to Rewards members in the Taco Bell app. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 Critics maintained the city has given away too many tax dollars to private developers. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026

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The car displayed was wrapped with images of the popular Derby Tiger from the film.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
Rivas’ mother bowed her head and cried as the images were displayed.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

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The land originally set aside for the capital was donated by the Van Riper family, according to the Missouri State Fair website.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Larson’s team points to corporate PACs that have donated money to an outside group affiliated with Crosspartisan PAC.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

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Emmy-winning composer David Fleming (Widow’s Bay, Superman, HBO’s The Last of Us) was also revealed as the game’s composer, marking his video game composing debut with the main title theme, Logan, now available on all music platforms.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 July 2026
The announcement comes just days after defense technology company Anduril revealed Thunder, the military variant of the same dual-use aircraft platform, at the Farnborough International Airshow.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

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But for many Georgians who volunteered, worked, performed or attended the Games, the memories that have endured are far more personal.

— Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
According to Gatorade, Emerson volunteered at The North Texas Food Bank and Mission Arlington, led youth baseball training sessions and delivered home care services during the holiday season while maintaining an A average in the classroom.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

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At the same time, Rudolph was given a chance to win an important late-season game for the Steelers last year and committed a pair of costly turnovers in a loss to Chicago.

— Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 21 July 2026
The main event is a singles championship match, and creative has now given itself a reason for four other people to be at ringside without committing to any of them.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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Ultra Maritime demonstrated a counter-unmanned underwater vehicle (C-UUV) capability during the US Navy’s Lanternfish 2026 exercise.

— Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Since then, the administration has demonstrated its willingness to implement a variety of those laws to rebuild the president's tariff regime.

— Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 24 July 2026