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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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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
As a thank you to the community, Trainer Court and its partners are giving out $50,000 worth of Pokémon merchandise.
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Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
The restaurant chain is giving out free cocktail passport books to track your cocktails and began selling Margarita of the Month merch, including a polo shirt ($45) and hats ($30).
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Inside, security were giving out conflicting instructions.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
People are giving out hand warmers and buying coffees for people.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Feb. 2026
Iwa was slower than the rest of them, the moon was out but wasn’t giving out enough light to navigate all the rocks.
—Jasmin 'iolani Hakes, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Onigilly Japanese Kitchen is holding a grand opening in Daly City this weekend, and will be giving out free food to visitors.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
The event, complete with interactive 3D stations, was set to include a performance by Evolve Altadena, and TreePeople giving out acorns.
—Staff Report, Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
There’s nothing worse (or scarier) than a bed frame giving out on you.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
The restaurant chain is giving out free cocktail passport books to track your cocktails and began selling Margarita of the Month merch, including a polo shirt ($45) and hats ($30).
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Inside, security were giving out conflicting instructions.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
People are giving out hand warmers and buying coffees for people.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Feb. 2026
Iwa was slower than the rest of them, the moon was out but wasn’t giving out enough light to navigate all the rocks.
—Jasmin 'iolani Hakes, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Onigilly Japanese Kitchen is holding a grand opening in Daly City this weekend, and will be giving out free food to visitors.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
The event, complete with interactive 3D stations, was set to include a performance by Evolve Altadena, and TreePeople giving out acorns.
—Staff Report, Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
There’s nothing worse (or scarier) than a bed frame giving out on you.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giving out
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The group is required to move quickly following a leader’s death and meets behind closed doors to deliberate among qualified senior clerics before announcing a decision.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Mar. 2026
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Lopez died in January 2026, with his mother, Connie Howard, announcing on social media that her son died days earlier.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Feb. 2026
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The team believes that this could mean coronae arise in abundance, radiating from tens to hundreds of leaves on every treetop during a single thunderstorm.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
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Our movie tastes are determined by some indefinable electrical current of enthusiasm or joy or deep, radiating sadness, or some combination of the three.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Basically, this mascot is carrying the flag for a quixotic battle to save a dying industry.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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There’s resistance to filmmakers coming in and telling the story of bears dying from climate change, and this trope that Inuit are frustrated by, and rightfully so.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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The startup responded by commissioning independent evaluations and publishing the data publicly.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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According to the complaint, the state agencies are violating the California constitution, including its equal protection and free exercise clauses, by allegedly failing to take action against antisemitic discrimination in the state’s public schools.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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In fact, scientists reporting to the Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Program estimate that failing to flush some deeper water through the bypass tubes this summer could let the river rise to about 79 degrees.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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While Democrats dominated the early voting numbers in Pulaski County -- one of the few heavily blue pockets of the state -- Democrats outnumbered Republicans in election day voting on Tuesday with 18,363 people casting Democratic ballots compared to the 10,500 who pulled ballots for Republicans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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As Deadline reported exclusively, Netflix had handed a cast-contingent pickup to the show in late 2025, with a casting search for the leads launched in early January.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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Scott Weiler, 52, lost control of the bike while riding west on South Coast Highway just before noon, sending it crashing into a light pole, the county agency reported.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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This was the end-credits scene for Elio to tease Hoppers as the next Pixar film, but the brief clip resonated so loudly and turned lil' Tom into, essentially, the mascot for crashing out.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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But mangrove protection advocates are not declaring victory, and the property owner is not conceding defeat.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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QatarEnergy, the Gulf nation's state-run petroleum firm that handles all of its oil and gas business, said Wednesday that was declaring Force Majeure, a measure that relieves a company of its contractual obligations when it is impacted by circumstances beyond its control.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Giving out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giving%20out. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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