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as in relinquished
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
was in so much debt he had to give up his house and move into a cheaper apartment
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as in abandoned
to stop doing (something) permanently
I hope you won't give up playing the piano
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as in given (in)
to yield to the control or power of enemy forces
with the prospect of a renewed enemy attack, the regiment decided to simply give up
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as in yielded
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
even in the darkest days of her troubled marriage, she refused to give herself up to feelings of utter hopelessness
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Recent Examples of given up
That’s not to say the planet’s biggest emitters have given up on fossil fuels.
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Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
To talk about it too loudly was to risk sounding like you’d given up.
—Natalie Unterstell, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
The Wild, who finished 30th in the NHL on the penalty kill the past two years, have given up 10 goals on 25 chances this year (60 percent).
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The Hurricanes have turned the ball over just seven times, all on interceptions, but have not given up any points off those seven turnovers.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
By the time the fifth-gen LS debuted in 2017 (yes, at the Detroit Auto Show), Lexus’s fellow Japanese luxury carmakers Acura and Infiniti had given up on their range-topping sedans — but Toyota’s flagship wasn’t going anywhere.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Across the country, many people have largely given up on polling.
—Adam Bai, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
While news of that lifeline briefly triggered a sharp rally earlier this month, the peso has since given up those gains and has tumbled by more than 40% against the greenback so far this year.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Their bombshell actions marked the first time that any queen had given up her crown in the pageant's 72-year history.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
To talk about it too loudly was to risk sounding like you’d given up.
—Natalie Unterstell, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
The Wild, who finished 30th in the NHL on the penalty kill the past two years, have given up 10 goals on 25 chances this year (60 percent).
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The Hurricanes have turned the ball over just seven times, all on interceptions, but have not given up any points off those seven turnovers.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
By the time the fifth-gen LS debuted in 2017 (yes, at the Detroit Auto Show), Lexus’s fellow Japanese luxury carmakers Acura and Infiniti had given up on their range-topping sedans — but Toyota’s flagship wasn’t going anywhere.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Across the country, many people have largely given up on polling.
—Adam Bai, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
While news of that lifeline briefly triggered a sharp rally earlier this month, the peso has since given up those gains and has tumbled by more than 40% against the greenback so far this year.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Their bombshell actions marked the first time that any queen had given up her crown in the pageant's 72-year history.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for given up
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Though Judge and Simon were legally granted equal custody of their three children upon their split, Judge relinquished custody of Sidney to Simon after their daughter opted to live with him full time.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Georgia Tech led 17-14 before the Wolfpack’s Cody Hardy scored his second touchdown of the first half, and NC State (5-4, 2-3) never relinquished the lead from there.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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As a result, the team abandoned the practice for the next two and a half seasons.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Wayne’s car was seen abandoned in Aurora’s Hoffman Heights neighborhood the next day, on June 15, 1986, but police did not link the car to Wayne until it was towed away two weeks later, an Aurora cold case investigator wrote in the affidavit.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Senate's first weekend session since the beginning of the shutdown yielded few signs of progress Saturday as Senate Majority Leader John Thune's wish for a quick vote never materialized.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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In software development, for instance, the use of coding agents with 18,000 developers has already yielded a 20% spike in productivity.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Others have quit or decided to take retirement during the shutdown, increasing the strain on the industry which already had a severe shortage of traffic controllers.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Neither side wanted Davie to quit, but that is where the BBC has ended up.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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The sofa was so collapsed that getting up from it felt like core strength training.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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When cooked properly, however, these delicious veggies can be beautifully tender and slightly sweet like cabbage, but that doesn’t mean the tide has turned in favor of brussel sprouts just yet.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
11 Nov. 2025
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Goalkeeper Lucca Adams turned in a fifth straight shutout.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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At its last meeting, the FOMC capitulated and axed interest by 25 basis points, creating cheaper borrowing for consumers, businesses, and the government itself.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rather than spending millions in a relentless quest to solve the problems wrought by Coors Field, the Rockies appear to have capitulated to its whims.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Prosecutors turned over screenshots of the messages to the defense earlier this week.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Once it is completed, it will be turned over to the city’s parks and recreation department.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Given up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/given%20up. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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