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

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Recent Examples of given away General admission tickets were free to the public, given away by lottery, and are no longer available. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026 If this power is given away, there'll be no way for Congress to actually easily get it back. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Steve and Connie Ballmer have given away more than $8 billion during the past two decades, and founded the Ballmer Group in 2015. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 Trailers have already given away the presence of Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, now teaching college physics to students who mostly just want to hear about the not-so-jolly green giant. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 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 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

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Don't assume that the date prominently displayed on a collection notice represents the debt's original delinquency date, though.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
And much of the film unfolds as text displayed on the screen, with Béatrice (Anne-Laure Sellier) poring over decades of historical documents that the filmmakers translate for us.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

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However, Jaworski, who has donated plasma four times, says payment helps to ensure a sustainable supply of the raw material for lifesaving medicines.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Rodriguez has a chance to win the overall prize of $50,000 for her community partner, with funds donated by insurance company Nationwide.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

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Noé revealed that talks about bringing the Max Mara license on board started way before the signing in 2024, tracing back to even before the pandemic, which eventually put plans temporarily on hold.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
When Lake Mead last plunged to record-low water levels in 2022, its dramatically receding shoreline revealed all manner of curiosities.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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The shelter thanked those who volunteered or donated on its Facebook page.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
The 63-year-old was born in the central city of Esfahan and volunteered to fight in the Iraq-Iran war as a teenager, along with tens of thousands of young Iranians.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

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The 23-year-old right-back underwent his medical on Monday and may even be in line to start against Liverpool in the Premier League opener, given Newcastle’s lack of depth at full-back.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
State records show he was previously given the Outstanding Refugee Award for Entrepreneurship by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.

— Adam Duxter, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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Increased regular season importance Arguably the biggest criticism of the current 18-team format is that there was too little reward for teams who demonstrated regular season excellence.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Three arms, one vessel ORNL recently demonstrated the technology by printing a nuclear-relevant pressure vessel measuring roughly three feet by five feet.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026