giving out

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 The current setup is giving out debuts like Christmas presents. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Even ExpressVPN has released its protocol, Lightway, to the public, ensuring transparency by giving out the core codebase. PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025 In the three-part series that Michaels did not participate in, the fitness guru was painted to be harsh on the contestants, giving out caffeine pills to help stimulate rapid weight loss and push contestants to their breaking points. Janelle Ash , Deirdre Heavey, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giving out
Verb
  • Heading into 2026, however, there are 36 gubernatorial contests, with Sabato’s Crystal Ball announcing rating shifts for Maine and Iowa on Thursday.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • One woman has drawn worldwide attention after announcing she is engaged to her AI chatbot boyfriend.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Randi Ellis can remember the sounds radiating from the family’s garage early each morning.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Friday night, Boone pulled out every trick in his repertoire, radiating with the intensity of a vaudeville-era star playing to the cheapest seats in the house.
    Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • She was intubated for nearly a week while medical staff at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola worked to save her, including repeatedly scrubbing and cleaning out her leg to remove any dying tissue.
    Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Mason confirmed that Kirk was shot and taken to a hospital in a private vehicle before dying.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These two energies seduced me to find womxn who, through their artistic work, were open to rebellious acts such as publishing art books on essential topics.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Secretary of State's Office, which is in charge of collecting and publishing disclosure reports, did not require groups to submit the same, standard disclosure form.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Jays left two runners in scoring position with no outs in the third, failing to push the ball out of the infield to earn a lead.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • However, the former fifth-round pick faded over his final couple of years in the Windy City, failing to reach 500 yards receiving in either 2022 or 2023.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and speech pathologist, released a launch video casting herself as a fighter for working families, drawing on her own experience working multiple jobs to make ends meet.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Laura Lee Yourex, 62, of Costa Mesa, was charged with five felonies, including perjury, procuring or offering a false or forged document to be filed, casting a ballot when not entitled to vote and registering a non-existent person to vote.
    Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Estonia last month reported a Ukrainian drone crashing and exploding on its territory.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But the Mets are instead crashing.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In effect, the central bank is declaring climate not just an environmental threat but a financial hazard that must be priced into core monetary operations.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Elsewhere a group of white residents hold up banners declaring their — and Algeria’s — allegiance to France.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Giving out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giving%20out. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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