1
as in stopped
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy
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as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
gave over his entire savings to an investor
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Recent Examples of given over
It is recommended as a two-dose series for healthy adolescents and young adults between ages 16 and 23 give six months apart and a three-dose series for high-risk children aged 10 and older given over the course of six months.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
More than three-quarters of street space — most of our public space — is given over to driving and parking cars, local fights over new bike lanes notwithstanding.
—Jon Orcutt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Much of the season is given over, as in the show’s first iteration, to the round-robin-style hookups and breakups taking place among the young and largely attractive staff.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
In their joint presentation, Recalde said her college has given over 3,600 students credit for work or other prior learning experiences.
—Calmatters, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Minnelli has also given over her voice to ElevenLabs’ Iconic Voice Marketplace, a platform where users can request access to celebrity voices to create editorial and commercial content.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
The approach involves a series of three shots given over roughly 60 days, with the allergen injected directly into a lymph node (rather than into the arm) using imaging guidance, as NBC5 reported in 2021.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Victims emerge and disappear, without much time given over to individuating them.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
With so much space given over to the kitchen, the bathroom, and the one big window, the living space itself may be somewhat ill-suited to living — not quite large enough to fit a queen bed, a full-size sofa, a desk, and a table at which to eat the food prepared in the large, luxurious kitchen.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2025
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
More than three-quarters of street space — most of our public space — is given over to driving and parking cars, local fights over new bike lanes notwithstanding.
—Jon Orcutt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Much of the season is given over, as in the show’s first iteration, to the round-robin-style hookups and breakups taking place among the young and largely attractive staff.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
In their joint presentation, Recalde said her college has given over 3,600 students credit for work or other prior learning experiences.
—Calmatters, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Minnelli has also given over her voice to ElevenLabs’ Iconic Voice Marketplace, a platform where users can request access to celebrity voices to create editorial and commercial content.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
The approach involves a series of three shots given over roughly 60 days, with the allergen injected directly into a lymph node (rather than into the arm) using imaging guidance, as NBC5 reported in 2021.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Victims emerge and disappear, without much time given over to individuating them.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
With so much space given over to the kitchen, the bathroom, and the one big window, the living space itself may be somewhat ill-suited to living — not quite large enough to fit a queen bed, a full-size sofa, a desk, and a table at which to eat the food prepared in the large, luxurious kitchen.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for given over
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His words were underscored when police in Israel stopped Catholic leaders from celebrating a private Palm Sunday Mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, built on the spot where Jesus was thought to have been crucified.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Right away, the Bruins allowed point-blank chances to Zach Werenski and Boone Jenner in the opening minutes that Swayman stopped.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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In fact, the questioning of Chalker was part of a postmortem examination of a misstep by the case officer who had handed him the key.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The message was handed to the party’s head, Sheikh Hammam Hamoudi, by the Iranian ambassador to Iraq during a meeting.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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Unlike most toddlers with similar ambitions, however, Caldwell continued his excavation for over two years, until bedrock finally halted his efforts.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The program was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s also jointly ended their partnership in July 2025 after finding the venture financially unsustainable, leading to over $50 million in charges for the doughnut company.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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After Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war ended, Hezbollah was the only group to be allowed to keep its weapons as it was considered a resistance movement fighting Israel that was occupying parts of southern Lebanon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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But Florida expects to return Orlando’s Isaiah Brown and his older brother AJ, who transferred last spring from Ohio and redshirted following shoulder surgery.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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The separate library fund, with revenues exceeding expenditures by $933,800, transferred $700,000 for future maintenance and capital improvements and contributed $116,900 each for meeting unfunded pension and post-employment benefits liabilities.—
Jim Drummond,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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Residents at Silver Court Mobile Home Park, located near Southwest 8th Street and 32nd Avenue, say they were given six months to vacate after receiving a notice on March 11 from a firm representing the property owner.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The latter, a wry comedy of futile endeavor, was based on a story by Kiarostami, but Haghighi soon sought to shake off Kiarostami’s influence—and, even more, a prevailing caricature of Iranian cinema that Kiarostami’s style had given rise to.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Nearly 500 of the agency’s approximately 50,000 officers have quit since the partial shutdown started, the department said.—
John Raby,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Multiple airports have been experiencing greater than 40% callout rates of TSA workers, and nearly 500 of the agency’s nearly 50,000 transportation security officers have quit during the shutdown.—
Kevin Freking,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Andrade accused Uthmeier and foundation attorney Jeff Aaron of money laundering and wire fraud and turned over materials from his investigation to Campbell’s office and the FBI.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Donora police chief said information about the case was turned over to state police, including body camera video.—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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