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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But there is a limit to what can be expected of such a promise, given in a moment of surprise.

— Judith Martin, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
The Nobel Prize in Physics, first given in 1901, has been previously awarded 119 times to 229 individuals.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026

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The researchers will then randomly choose around 1/3 of people who submitted a lone star tick, another 1/3 of people who submitted a black legged tick and 1/3 of people who submitted a positive alpha-gal tick to the laboratory.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
The county faced no opposition to its bid for the point-in-time count and the regional application, but the city submitted competing bids for the database and matching system.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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