giving away

present participle of give away

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of giving away Let harden overnight and wrap with plastic before giving away, to keep the glycerin from beading on the surface. Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026 Insomnia Cookies is giving away 30,000 cookies for the back-to-school season. Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Perry did not say whether those three expenditures were from the campaign giving away Durk’s money after his October 2024 arrest on murder-for-hire charges. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 Giovannoni showed that the free, open-source tool successfully tricked scammers into giving away their own private personal information, such as phone numbers, addresses, and even bank account details. Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2026 But giving away the weights of a top-tier AI model may actually make practical sense. Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 23 July 2026 Others, like Shim’s Be Blessed Catering & Food Trailer, have shown up with food, giving away over 1,000 sandwiches to flood survivors. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Facing a contract dispute that left his nectarine crop unsellable, Reedley farmer Cesar Mora opened his 50-acre ranch to the public, giving away thousands of pounds of fruit. Gary Kazanjian, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 McDonald's is giving away a free order of medium fries for National Fry Day on July 10 with a $1 minimum purchase in the app, according to a press release shared with PEOPLE. Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giving away
Verb
  • Garen notes that naming or displaying a device may offer limited distinction when nearby practices provide comparable services.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps a swimsuit on a chair, or in an inner courtyard balcony, but what are these people thinking, displaying their underwear?
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In response, Estonian artists have stepped in, donating paintings, prints, sculptures and other works for the sale.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Through the project, Amazon is donating millions of dollars to Jasper County, including a $25 million investment in local water infrastructure to bring municipal water service to the town of Wheatfield.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Manchester City star has traded his signature long blond hair for a buzz cut, revealing the transformation on social media ahead of the team's Premier League opener against Bournemouth on Sunday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Green lasers shot out into the crowd, revealing the faces of fans who’d waited all night on aching feet to see their favorites.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Miller is a 25-year-old voter who’s volunteering for the campaign of Daphne Campbell — a Democratic candidate for Florida House District 108 in Miami.
    Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • That’s Edwin Gomez, a former Vista employee and an aspiring projectionist now volunteering with the city’s next big revival effort.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And with oil prices showing no sign of returning to pre-Iran war levels this year, pressure is increasing on the Fed to combat that sticky inflation by raising interest rates at its next policy-setting meeting in September.
    Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
  • An investor gazes at a share price board showing various stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 25, 2015.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • YouTube‘s Pedro Pina has doubled down on the case against giving prominence to British broadcasters on digital services.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Autonomous trucking provider Gatik raised $200 million in a Series D funding round, giving the company fresh capital to scale its driverless fleet and expand its middle-mile network as demand for autonomous freight gains momentum.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Thompson will be joined by singer-songwriter Gary Clark, providing the music, with original lyrics by both her and Clark.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
  • For Abdul-Kafi, making barbecue means providing first-time experiences to people who have traditionally been unable to eat it.
    Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • While doing so has helped millions of individuals access the power of electronics, the shrinking size of transistors is presenting problems at mass manufacturing scales.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • When presenting to ownership at Matfen Hall in April, Harper showed a graphic of the progress of the under-18s over five seasons, with third place in 2025-26 their best finishing position.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Giving away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giving%20away. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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