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 Ramos – who designed the popular black and green Pope Hat given away this summer to honor Pope Leo XIV, a lifelong White Sox fan – said his designs are about more than promoting the team. — Sara MacHi, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Along with the special, the CMA and Belmont will donate a portion of proceeds from the special to benefit Parton's Imagination Library, a book-gifting program that has given away nearly 308 million books to children since 1995 to encourage reading. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 The Poncey-Highland barbecue restaurant’s party will raise money for Parton’s Imagination Library, the book-gifting organization that has given away more than 300 million books to children around the world. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 8 Sep. 2026 When trees are given away under the CommuniTree program, recipients are trained not just how to plant but where to plant. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Kumi's team screens for what a candidate has already given away. — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Water Bottles Water bottles and tumblers tend to take up valuable cabinet storage space since they’re often given away as a gift from others. — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 26 Aug. 2026 Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has given away more than 300 million books for free to encourage early literacy. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 General admission tickets were free to the public, given away by lottery, and are no longer available. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026

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Yet at an event on Thursday, Huang displayed unwavering confidence, projecting that Nvidia's chip sales will double next year as nations and corporations continue scaling up AI investments.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Spot’s air-quality and temperature readings can also be displayed on office maps, mobile apps, or idle room screens.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

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Following their deaths, the home and its 23 surrounding acres were donated to Kimmswick.

— Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
Re-Oak California needs donated acorns, volunteer planters and propagators, and money — especially if Crouch is to reach his dream goal of planting 20,000 trees a year.

— Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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In May, government officials said more than 30 million people in Iran — home to a population of some 90 million — had volunteered via an online form or at public gatherings to lay down their lives for the theocracy.

— Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
In May, government officials said more than 30 million people in Iran — which has a total population of some 90 million — had volunteered via an online form or at public gatherings to lay down their lives for the theocracy.

— Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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Photos from the scene showed the outer wall of the police offices had collapsed and the mosque was badly damaged.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
McQuillan showed that gratitude right off the bat with three kills, an ace and a block to set the tone for McAuley in a 25-18, 25-19 win over Loyola.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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Flynn and Miss Ogilvie had been given no part to play in the blind judging of the Festival Cake.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Caleb Durbin, who’d given the Red Sox a 1-0 lead with a solo homer in the second, got a rally started in the bottom of the seventh.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Physicists at The City College of New York have demonstrated microwave-to-optical conversion using chromium sulfide bromide, or CrSBr.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Willis already has demonstrated the necessary leadership traits to be a franchise quarterback, something that often requires one to consistently fall on the sword — even if the very failure did not remotely involve you.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026