giving over

present participle of give over
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of giving over Israel’s sudden decision to indefinitely close the sole land crossing giving over 3 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank access to international travel, has intensified fears of more restrictions amid Israel’s threats of retaliation against Western recognition of a Palestinian state. Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giving over
Verb
  • Slated to be the Lions’ top reserve cornerback this season, Rakestraw was placed on season-ending IR in August.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Air traffic controllers played a key role in ending the last government shutdown, which stretched on for 35 days, from December 2018 to January 2019.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ross and the unit's six other horses are responsible for helping the police handle crowd control, whether its amid the thousands stumbling through Lower Broadway or the rush of 65,000 fans entering or leaving Nissan Stadium for a Titans game.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Senate also passed, by wide margins, legislation already passed by the House that will remove the 6% sales tax from fuel sales and raise the fuel tax by 20 cents per gallon, leaving the price motorists pay at the pump about the same.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That suit, which Lukenbill’s attorneys Brad Carroll and Michael Laino filed July 11, was primarily concerned with stopping efforts by the city to limit occupancy at the bar.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Chappell Roan’s new hair color Based on reviews of the New York shows, KC audiences should expect show-stopping moments, a new hair color for the famous redhead, an emotional speech of thanks and perhaps a special guest.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hamas, in its response, reiterated its longstanding openness to handing power over to a politically independent Palestinian body.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Tuchel called up Anderson for the first time for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia, handing him his debut on September 6, in a 2-0 win over Andorra.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The site must be decommissioned within 60 years of the plant ceasing operations.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The university also asks the court to order online marketplaces, payment processors and other companies that do business with the defendants from disabling and ceasing to provide services.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ross is also taller, giving officers more viewing coverage above crowds than Walking Horses, which can be as short as 14 hands, or 4 feet, 9 inches tall.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Free friendship bracelets at Insomnia Cookies Meanwhile, Insomnia Cookies is giving customers free friendship bracelets for the day.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The year Goldberg-Polin and her family arrived in Israel, the country launched Operation Cast Lead, a massive military operation aimed at halting intensifying Hamas mortar, missile and rocket fire terrorizing southern Israeli communities.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Attorneys for the Justice Department argued that halting the reallocations could delay distributing the funds to other states DHS had identified as higher priority under its new approach.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Statewide, most of the turnover came from educators exiting their school districts entirely, including for retirement or jobs in new fields, instead of transferring to a different school district, the Policy Forum reported.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The story follows So-ri, who after transferring schools finds a mysterious letter from the previous desk occupant, sparking a search for hidden letters and personal discovery.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Giving over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giving%20over. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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