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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giving up (to)
  1. dedicating
  2. devoting
  3. saving
  4. setting by
Verb
  • Podcast audiences are exceptionally engaged, dedicating about seven hours weekly, and exhibit high trust in hosts—far surpassing other influencers.
    — Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Flexible payload options Instead of dedicating Thunder to a single role, Anduril built the aircraft around interchangeable payload bays.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Definition of dedicating
Verb
  • The committee’s recommendations also included devoting approximately 67% of the bond money toward maintenance, with the rest going toward student programs and technology improvements.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
  • Netflix’s take differentiates itself by devoting its entire first season to the earlier period.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of devoting
Verb
  • Similar models exist in other countries and are seen as important to accelerating breakthroughs and administering life-saving treatments especially for rare diseases, where there is little commercial incentive for research.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Garcia credited the first responding officer with saving their lives.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Definition of saving
Verb
  • What example would the FIGC be setting by hiring a new coach who is a global ambassador for a legal betting site, but a betting site all the same?
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of setting by
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giving up the ghost
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“Giving up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giving%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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