GIVING OVER Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

giving over

verb

present participle of give over

as in ending

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy

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as in leaving

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another gave over his entire savings to an investor

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Recent Examples of giving over There is evidence that this tendency, known as the endowment effect, was favored by natural selection when bargains were risky in a pre-modern world, a time when giving over one item, in trade for another, might risk getting nothing at all from an untrustworthy trading partner. — Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026 But researchers drew on findings from Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, which while not representative, indicated that the lion's share of charitable donations come from companies that are giving over the new threshold. — Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026 People may have also been concerned about giving over personal data to the federal government for similar reasons, city officials said at the time. — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026 But there was something about speaking that way, that unlocked a mode of unconscious expression, and giving over to that kind of unbridled expression. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025 The nonprofit Panorama Global has analyzed Scott’s giving over the years and found that historically, giving to the environment has represented a small part of her overall donations. — Thalia Beaty, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025 Being alive at the slop tipping point doesn’t feel like an emergency, exactly, but more like slowly giving over to a pervasive disorientation. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025 Israel’s sudden decision to indefinitely close the sole land crossing giving over 3 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank access to international travel, has intensified fears of more restrictions amid Israel’s threats of retaliation against Western recognition of a Palestinian state. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025

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Texas ran for 212 yards, and it all but put the game away on the ground until Ole Miss assembled an evening-ending combination of plays that led to a Hail Mary attempt to potentially win it.

— Mac Engel October 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
Kicker Nick Folk missed an extra point, ending a 67-try streak of perfection that dated back to the 2023 season as well.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of ending

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But Pollard was ruled down just outside the end zone in the second quarter, and Cleveland turned the Titans over on downs with Maliek Collins stopping Pollard on fourth-and-goal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
But there's nothing stopping users from posting images or videos made with third party filters to the platform — or onto TikTok and Instagram, for that matter.

— Chloe Veltman, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of stopping

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Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby combined for five strikeouts in three scoreless innings of relief before handing the ball to Megill.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026
Milwaukee’s hottest hitter William Contreras led off the inning with his second hit of the game - a single into left field - which led Tampa Bay to make another pitching change, this time handing the ball to Garrett Cleavinger.

— Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

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The design has also been selected for export programmes in Poland and Indonesia, giving it a growing international footprint.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Something could come together quietly through a helpful conversation, a small favor, or someone giving you useful information without much fanfare.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of giving

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After fumbling twice in Michigan State territory, halting offensive momentum, the Bruins were trailing going into the second quarter and tied 7-7 with three minutes left in the second quarter.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Democrats used the tools available to force votes that GOP leadership tried to avoid — on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files and halting the Iran war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of halting

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The route next year was unveiled on Thursday, with the Tour starting from Scotland capital Edinburgh on a rare Grand Depart on a Friday — July 2 — and then going to England and Wales before transferring to France until July 25.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, al-Ali held several meetings with Saudi officers at the Defense Ministry in Riyadh to discuss the costs of transferring around 10,000 fighters, financial arrangements, additional benefits and their intended military tasks.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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