given over (to)

verb

past participle of give over (to)
as in given in

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  1. given in
  2. submitted
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  • In those first years after the landmark Title IX legislation, nothing was a given in women’s athletics.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Jackie Flynn Mogensen was the recipient of a 2024 award that was given in part by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and included a cash prize.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • On Monday, prosecutors submitted a six-page pleading to the judge arguing against restricting the accuser's testimony.
    — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The cruise line submitted a subsequent report detailing a range of corrective actions, from rewashing coffee urns to discarding the tray of bread where the fly was found.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
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“Given over (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/given%20over%20%28to%29. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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