1
as in announcing
to make known openly or publicly
that's information that I'm not prepared to give out
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2
as in radiating
to throw or give off
this heater gives out a funny smell sometimes
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3
as in dying
to stop functioning
waiting for the fuel pump in my old car to give out
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Recent Examples of giving out
The call was to be concluded by giving out a lottery number.
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Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Keeping tradition alive One Charlotte establishment keeping the tradition of giving out matchbooks alive is Eighty Eights, a jazz joint in NoDa best known for its coffee, craft cocktails and live music.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
For anyone tired of giving out real contact information online, this is a game changer.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Optimistic, people-pleasing examiner Colette (Harriet Dyer) is giving out yet another exam.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Six players qualify automatically for each team based on ranking points accumulated through seasonal performances, with wins at the four majors giving out the most points.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Aaron Peterman was giving out olive oil and balsamic vinegar tastings from the family’s Gourmet Blends, based in Torrance.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Various international versions of MasterChef air around the world, with each giving out different prizes for their champions.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Oliver Glasner cannot be accused of giving out inconsistent messages.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Keeping tradition alive One Charlotte establishment keeping the tradition of giving out matchbooks alive is Eighty Eights, a jazz joint in NoDa best known for its coffee, craft cocktails and live music.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
For anyone tired of giving out real contact information online, this is a game changer.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Optimistic, people-pleasing examiner Colette (Harriet Dyer) is giving out yet another exam.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Six players qualify automatically for each team based on ranking points accumulated through seasonal performances, with wins at the four majors giving out the most points.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Aaron Peterman was giving out olive oil and balsamic vinegar tastings from the family’s Gourmet Blends, based in Torrance.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Various international versions of MasterChef air around the world, with each giving out different prizes for their champions.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Oliver Glasner cannot be accused of giving out inconsistent messages.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giving out
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Baiamonte, 62, grew up in Miami and attended Gulliver Prep, and developed an interest in basketball and announcing at a young age.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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In August, the Neighbourhood shared an Instagram Story post announcing that the group — including drummer Brandon Fried — had reunited.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Do this in the early evening while there's still daylight and the ground is radiating heat.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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The green leaves radiating from the base of each dandelion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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The doctors can’t quite figure out why this random neighbor insists on seeing an adolescent patient who’s still in recovery after nearly dying the night before, and Sarah’s inability to explain herself certainly doesn’t help.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
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In 1981 San Francisco, a desperate Filipino World War II veteran launches a frantic bank robbery spree to save his dying best friend, putting him on a collision course with a young, ambitious detective eager to make his mark.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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Over the past year, many federal law enforcement agents conducting immigration arrests have been concealing their faces under masks and gaiters when making arrests in public, in what DHS says is an effort to avoid doxing, or publishing agents' personal information online.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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Emma has also written for publications including the Observer and The China Project, publishing long-form stories on culture, entertainment, and geopolitics.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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They were also charged and arrested with crimes, from failing to do their duty to causing the conditions that led to the deaths of the men.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Some figures within the music industry have already spoken out about how AI giants are failing to compensate creators properly, with music legend Paul McCartney urging governments to legislate to ensure human musicians get their due.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Oct. 2025
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Tubi has made working with creators a strategic priority, launching a Tubi for creators program earlier this year, licensing libraries of their content, and casting them in originals.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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After registering no sacks last game and with no productive pass rushers in their midst, the 49ers held a casting call that’s yielded both a trade for White off the New England Patriots’ bench and a reunion with Ferrell from their 2023 squad.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Wind howls as one of the daughters' body rocks on a gurney, her family lighting candles as a rabbi screams scripture with water crashing in a nearby tub.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Faber was crashing to the net and took a pass from Marco Rossi.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit seeks an injunction against the move and a judge's order declaring the president's decision unconstitutional.—
Joey Roulette,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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This shift should assuage Beijing’s concern that the United States seeks to make Taiwan’s self-rule permanent and emboldens Taipei to take every step toward total separation short of declaring independence.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Giving out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giving%20out. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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