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

gave over (to)

verb

past tense of give over (to)

as in gave in

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The lawsuit alleges that employees at Kaiser Permanente mishandled the tissue sample Barksdale gave in March 2025 before it was sent to Quest Diagnostics.

— Doha Madani, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
Eventually, the producers gave in and cast Stallone in the role that changed his life.

— Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

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Americans for Citizen Voting argued in its application to Kavanaugh that the state had waited more than five months to reject the signatures and then did so on questions about those from a sample of 1,000 out of more than 700,000 submitted.

— Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The treasure has been submitted for assessment at Denmark’s National Museum.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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As taiko accompanied the demonstration, Kawashita bowed, dipped the oversized brush and swept it across the paper in deliberate, fluid movements before completing the work with her signature in red.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
When the judge was discussing whether assassination photos could be published by the media, his parents and Erika Kirk bowed their heads, looking solemn.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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