giving out

Definition of giving outnext
present participle of give out
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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 Gas stations, movie theaters, and other businesses took a similar approach, giving out free promotional glassware to encourage more robust collections. Alexandra Churchill, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026 The city should have more police officers giving out tickets to inconsiderate dog owners. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie hits theaters on Wednesday, and the Dodgers celebrated by giving out Yoshi bobbleheads to the first 40,000 fans. Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 Leah Collins is used to giving out tough financial love to friends and clients. Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026 The fast-food ice cream and burger chain has celebrated the changing of the seasons with a Free Cone Day since 2015 by giving out free vanilla soft-serve cones. Mike Snider, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026 When giving out long-term contracts, teams often regard them as a collection of bets. Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026 As a thank you to the community, Trainer Court and its partners are giving out $50,000 worth of Pokémon merchandise. Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026 Inside, security were giving out conflicting instructions. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giving out
Verb
  • The Uttar Pradesh government moved quickly as well, announcing a 21 percent interim wage increase on Tuesday, effective retroactively from April 1.
    Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • If the late-night ecosystem were healthy, that appearance probably would have been announcing Johnson as the new Daily Show host, taking over for a permanent host who would be moving up to The Late Show.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For patrician statesmen, grandeur is usually understated, radiating restraint rather than gawk-inspiring shows of brazen wealth.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
  • On the water, the 55-year-old mother seems to come alive, her adventurous spirit radiating outward, lighting her from the inside out.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Call did get up in time to return the ball to the infield, but the Giants scored a run on what was scored as a sacrifice fly, then another run on a dying fly ball that dropped just in front of Tucker for a single.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The 48-year-old killer of the MIT physicist, who in a video confession expressed vague grievances dating back to his early adulthood, also shot 11 people at Brown University, killing two, before dying by suicide.
    Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But McMahon was not interested in publishing white papers.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The two researchers began compiling and publishing their joint reflections on game strategies, and this culminated in the nearly 700-page book Theory of Games and Economic Behavior.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Florida Justice Association — the trial lawyer lobby — spent millions to stop the reforms Maxwell now blames for failing consumers.
    David Wilson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The 2023 jury found the Berkshire utility liable for negligently failing to shut down power lines during a powerful windstorm, contributing to four separate wildfires that caused significant property damage.
    Alex Crippen, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Principal work on the project will be based in LA and casting discussions are underway.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Most striking, though, is the deep, almost luminescent blue of the walls, casting the room in a curious, dreamlike glow.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Doing that at speed without crashing requires constant correction.
    Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The aircraft exploded minutes after takeoff from Colón, a Caribbean port city about 50 miles from the capital, before crashing without survivors.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Iran’s president and its parliament speaker posted statements on social media declaring the country has no hard-liners or moderates.
    Jon Gambrell, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Iranian forces on Saturday fired on a tanker and cargo ship in the sea lane, a day after declaring the sea lane open to commercial traffic.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026

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“Giving out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giving%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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