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

given over (to)

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past participle of give over (to)

as in given in

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Olson has now won the award six times, the most for a first baseman since the award was first given in 2006.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026
His character had the same condition as Mitte, who received the SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell Award — given in honor of Russell, the first actor with a disability to win an Oscar — in 2013 for the portrayal.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026

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