GIVEN OUT Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

given out

verb

past participle of give out

as in announced

to make known openly or publicly that's information that I'm not prepared to give out

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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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started (up)

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Recent Examples of given out The program has already given out more than 325 million books and expects to give 40 million books in 2026 alone. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026 The fan on the computer responsible for sending commands to the telescope and uplinking to NASA had simply given out. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Mae Bippart-Butler, World Central Kitchen’s manager of community outreach, said the organization has given out about 9,000 meals at 13 locations in Gary. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 After also taking six wickets on a wild opening day, Shoriful Islam soon picked up his seventh with a searing inswinging yorker which struck Green on the front foot and was given out leg before wicket on review. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 The Treasury Department has already given out $100 billion in refunds since May, crossing the halfway point of total revenue collected through IEEPA tariffs. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The following weekend will be the Friends & Family event, where free small drinks will be given out from a full menu. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026 All tickets were given out for free; the seats closest to the stage reserved for families of YOLA musicians. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 The honors will be given out at the HollyShorts opening night award ceremony on August 13. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

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Iceland voted against resuming talks to join the European Union, officials announced Sunday, as concerns over sovereignty trumped arguments for European integration.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026
And Turkey's 25-year gas import contract with Iran expired at the end of July, with no successor long-term deal announced.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of announced

Verb

Joyful noise and other, impolite sounds radiated from the sets oscillating between the two sites.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Feliciano and Jones radiated energy and exuberance throughout their first press conference as the principal owners of the Padres.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of radiated

Verb

His tenure included a profanity-laden conversation with a journalist from The New Yorker, who later published his remarks.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
The third novel in the series, ‘Save Us’, published by LYX, serves as the basis for Season 3 of the German-language series.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of published

Verb

The referendum campaign has fueled debate about Iceland’s place in the world, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told reporters after casting her ballot in the capital on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
The Holocaust monument took Treister five years to design and sculpt, and included research in Jerusalem and work in Taiwan and Mexico City, where his sculptures were cast.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of cast

Verb

Jimerson and Brown, who died in 2020, were two of four people convicted of taking part in the murder and rape of 78-year-old Myrtle Holmes of Fordyce.

— Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
In the village of Bilbasovka in eastern Ukraine, a 13-year-old child and an adult died after Russian troops dropped bombs on private houses Sunday, according to local official Vadim Lyakh.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of died

Verb

Flood damage to the Transcanyon Waterline prompted closures within the park, the park service posted on its website.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Even near the end of an August in which the Jays went 17-11, the team posted a near-average wRC+ (101 entering Sunday).

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of posted

Verb

The voyage produced a 24 percent reduction in fuel consumption, according to measurements released by the maritime energy company.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
After being sedated, the bobcat was later released near Forbes Creek, close to the natural habitat where it was found, police said.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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