GIVING UP (TO) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

giving up (to)

verb

present participle of give up (to)

as in dedicating

to keep or intend for a special purpose unfortunately, when he was in college, weekends were largely given up to binge drinking

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Growing up in a very pro-Israel home guided me toward dedicating my life to educating kids and adults about Israel and the importance of supporting its various institutions.

— Roni Raab, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
Consider dedicating a few days to skill-building—such as taking an online course or attending local workshops.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of dedicating

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Meanwhile, police departments struggling with staffing shortages and budget cuts have stopped devoting resources to sweeping users and dealers off the streets or out of parks and playgrounds.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Commentary on balancing internal compute allocations with devoting resources to rent externally will also be notable, given Microsoft continues to invest in Copilot and its first-party AI models.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 July 2026

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Fazio has criticized Lamont for not saving even more to shrink this hefty debt.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
The aid workers who once regularly visited her village to help pregnant women had stopped coming, after foreign aid cuts by the United States shuttered a program aimed at saving mothers’ and babies’ lives.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

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