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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giving way (to)
taking out
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While Annie seemed like the odd duck out, her closest, idol-holding ally Alex seemed to be considering Sophi as his target, with the goal of taking out his bromance Jake’s other bestie.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Why would Alex risk pissing off Jake by taking out his other number one so early?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Giving way (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giving%20way%20%28to%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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