GIVES AWAY Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

gives away

verb

present tense third-person singular of give away

as in reveals

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 volunteers

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

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Recent Examples of gives away Her phrasing gives away the fact that the original house is no more. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026 These are actually reflective hairs, and the stripe gives away the stiltgrass. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026 Why James Dolan gives away the most expensive seats in the house to likes of Timothée Chalamet, Mariska Hargitay and Tracy Morgan. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 A lot of times, the trailer dropping gives away all the boom moments. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 The wording of National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 gives away the administration’s true intent. — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 The condition occurs due to a slow breakdown of the cells in the aorta, which has likely been going on silently for many years before the weakened area of the aortic wall finally gives away and tears. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 Worse, removing sanctions and freeing Iran’s billions in frozen assets gives away leverage that Obama used. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2026 Contreras volunteers at Braves Closet, a program at the school in Midlothian that gives away gently used and new clothing and toiletries for students who need them. — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026

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The series reveals how the actions of a few would trigger seismic, long-lasting and deadly consequences.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Captured by the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer, or SMILE, the footage reveals the full ring of auroral activity encircling Earth's north pole in ultraviolet light, stretching across both the night and day sides of our planet.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of reveals

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Matt Hepp, an engineer and a climber who volunteers with Ouray Mountain Rescue, created a reference map that notes mile markers and some of the most notorious sections.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Nadolski and Brosnan are helped by Collections Committee member Steven Wright, curator for the Joliet Area Historical Museum, who also volunteers for the society.

— Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of volunteers

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This exhibit displays body parts and specimens crucial to human development and reproduction.

— Emma Hall October 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Power consumption is measured at the wall using a Kill-A-Watt power meter, which displays the test bed's total power in each test.

— Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of displays

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Whether Apple is actually preparing that product is besides the point, Luria added that just the possibility shows how limited Oura’s competitive position could be against a company that controls the entire iPhone ecosystem.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
The scale of the award also shows where the manufacturing bottleneck can sit inside a missile program.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of shows

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That range gives a launcher positioned on Yonaguni the ability to threaten ships operating across a substantial area around the island and toward Taiwan.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Everyone here almost too respectfully gives one another their turn to speak, the conversation rarely fomenting into argument or overlapping chatter.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of gives

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This exhibit demonstrates how more than 600 muscles fuel human movement.

— Emma Hall October 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
As Applied Aerospace strips out IPO charges over the next two quarters, demonstrates its capital-light operating leverage, and starts collecting cash on its backlog, the valuation gap will likely compress.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of demonstrates

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Text presents a harder engineering problem because people can rewrite words without changing the underlying meaning.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Dale Obrochta, of Orland Hills, presents a program recently at the Palos Heights Public Library.

— Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

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