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as in announced
to make known openly or publicly
that's information that I'm not prepared to give out
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2
as in radiated
to throw or give off
this heater gives out a funny smell sometimes
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as in stalled
to stop functioning
waiting for the fuel pump in my old car to give out
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Recent Examples of given out
There is no set deadline for application because grants will be given out until the funds are exhausted.
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Some Trader Joe’s locations have given out free reusable shopping bags on opening day; others have handed out free Trader Joe's treats for shoppers who visit on opening day.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2026
There are water stations throughout the grounds and bottles are priced affordably and often given out for free to prevent dehydration.
—Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Owner Arte Moreno has only given out two of these kind of extensions in the last decade, and neither one worked out.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Money divested from Israel would be given out as cash gifts so that newly married couples could buy homes.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Only 1,000,001 hot or iced coffees will be given out today.
—Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 1 Apr. 2026
Miley Cyrus, hot off the heels of last week’s Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special, will receive the Innovator Award, given out to an artist with global musical and cultural impact.
—Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2026
They were given out to TSA workers, airport staff and even some lucky passengers.
—Marcella Baietto, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Some Trader Joe’s locations have given out free reusable shopping bags on opening day; others have handed out free Trader Joe's treats for shoppers who visit on opening day.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2026
There are water stations throughout the grounds and bottles are priced affordably and often given out for free to prevent dehydration.
—Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Owner Arte Moreno has only given out two of these kind of extensions in the last decade, and neither one worked out.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Money divested from Israel would be given out as cash gifts so that newly married couples could buy homes.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Only 1,000,001 hot or iced coffees will be given out today.
—Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 1 Apr. 2026
Miley Cyrus, hot off the heels of last week’s Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special, will receive the Innovator Award, given out to an artist with global musical and cultural impact.
—Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2026
They were given out to TSA workers, airport staff and even some lucky passengers.
—Marcella Baietto, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for given out
Verb
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Buckingham Palace announced Sunday that the visit would proceed as previously planned.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The rookie award was the sixth to be announced by the NBA since the end of the regular season.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Bell, whose screen roles have long radiated decency and sensitivity, channels that guilelessness once more, only to expose it as yet another façade that helps Niall to conceal his darker impulses.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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This X-ray glow is radiated when the heavy ions of the solar wind, like carbon and oxygen, grab an electron from neutral atoms in either our outer atmosphere or the heliosphere.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Quin Snyder’s Towns wrinkle stalled the Knicks briefly, then stopped working.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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But by March, the fight seemed to have stalled out.—
Kerry Sheridan,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When Benedict Nicolson published a seminal monograph on the artist in 1968, his subtitle was Painter of Light.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Research published last year on Japanese nursing homes found that robot adoption reduced worker quit rates and was associated with better care quality.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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Their fans will have cast a nervous glance at the goal difference column after City raced into the lead at Turf Moor through Erling Haaland after five minutes.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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At one point, my friend was added to a WeChat group that included nearly five hundred foreign actors, many of whom were sharing casting calls to make sure they weren’t being scammed.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Agustín, an elderly man who lived on the streets and had mental health problems, died in February from burns inflicted by an 18-year-old who was later arrested.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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After Michael died in 2009, his three children — Prince, Paris and Bigi Jackson — moved to Hayvenhurst to be raised by their grandmother, Katherine.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Knowing that my picture, whether flattering or not, is going to be posted (or shared with our family) is extremely daunting.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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In a video posted on Donaldson's Instagram on Tuesday, he is seen swimming along the Ord River beside a man in a canoe, as another boat sails past him.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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That would mark the first withdrawal under this tool since February 2025, according to Bloomberg calculations based on the operation plan released late on Friday.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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His name and the name of the suspect in the shooting have not yet been released by police.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Given out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/given%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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