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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
Once again, the items that are no longer needed can then be donated, resold, or given away to become someone else’s treasure.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
That said, the small number of official tickets given away online were snapped up immediately, and the concert live-stream racked up more than 18 million viewers on Netflix.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Bankhead suggested the items may have been discarded because they could not be sold or given away.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Those were given away as Christmas gifts.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The prize fund rate is the benchmark used by National Savings & Investments to set the number of prizes to be given away each month.
—Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
Videos online show long lines stretching across the parking lots of participating Popeyes locations in six cities across the country, where a limited number of collectible bento boxes were given away for free with the purchase of the Popeyes Luffy Bento Bundle meal.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
And if there is excess produce for one reason or another, it is given away to Lewa community members.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
The material that was burning was items that are given away to passengers, such as headphones, blankets, toiletries, and hand wipes, the department said.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
That said, the small number of official tickets given away online were snapped up immediately, and the concert live-stream racked up more than 18 million viewers on Netflix.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Bankhead suggested the items may have been discarded because they could not be sold or given away.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Those were given away as Christmas gifts.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The prize fund rate is the benchmark used by National Savings & Investments to set the number of prizes to be given away each month.
—Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
Videos online show long lines stretching across the parking lots of participating Popeyes locations in six cities across the country, where a limited number of collectible bento boxes were given away for free with the purchase of the Popeyes Luffy Bento Bundle meal.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
And if there is excess produce for one reason or another, it is given away to Lewa community members.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
The material that was burning was items that are given away to passengers, such as headphones, blankets, toiletries, and hand wipes, the department said.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for given away
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Counters, small handful of brands, selling commission, prices not displayed, GWPs.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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As students were trying to prepare for and take final exams Thursday, Canvas login pages displayed a ransom demand.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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Musk, who donated $38 million to OpenAI early on, wanted control of the for-profit; the other founders were against it.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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Glenn Gould Prize recipients receive $100,000, which John donated back to the Glenn Gould Foundation.—
Karen Bliss,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
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Instead, the data revealed a planet in flux where areas brightened explosively in one year and dimmed sharply the next; regions flickered in rhythms tied to oil booms, armed conflicts, and pandemic lockdowns.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Morgan also revealed that the chain has 22 locations under construction.—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Comer said the decision not to video the interview, for which Lutnick volunteered, was keeping with the committee’s practice.—
Stephen Groves,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Among those helping prepare victims for burial was Kazem Pourzahedian, a fabric merchant in Minab who for 10 years has volunteered at a local mortuary to perform the ritual washing of the dead.—
Zohreh Saberi,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Blanchette asked, the footage showed.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Max Schuemann, another righty, hasn’t shown much at the plate over parts of three big league seasons.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2026
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What is so special, then, about the Attenborovian age, given that it’s measured in mere decades?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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When given the opportunity to ask each other a question, Weiser criticized Bennet for his Cabinet votes.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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When Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone at America’s Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, the invention amazed the crowd.—
David H. Hsu,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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The war in Iran has demonstrated once again that a president can, with impunity, ignore Congress in launching a war, even absent an imminent threat.—
James Cramer,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2026
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