GIVING OVER (TO) Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

giving over (to)

verb

present participle of give over (to)

as in giving in

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Critical response was mixed with even the positive write-ups criticizing Beck for giving in to his most emotionally empty impulses.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Petersen said at the time that the city was giving in to blackmail from the business community.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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On the flip side, some users note slower withdrawal processing times during peak sports seasons and occasional app lag when submitting last-minute picks before games kickoff.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
One particularly big shift came around 2000, when about 280 colleges and universities allowed applicants to apply without submitting scores for the SAT or the ACT, another common standardized test.

— Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

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