1
as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
that's information that I'm not prepared to give out
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2
as in to cast
to throw or give off
this heater gives out a funny smell sometimes
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as in to die
to stop functioning
waiting for the fuel pump in my old car to give out
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Recent Examples of give out
Awards will also be given out at the reception.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The juvenile managed to drive the flaming car back onto the freeway, driving again the wrong direction before the car gave out near the Auburn Boulevard on-ramp.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Runner Ajay Haridasse, a local college student, was only about a thousand feet from the finish line on Boylston Street when his legs just gave out.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
His elbow gave out that August, requiring his second Tommy John surgery.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The juvenile managed to drive the flaming car back onto the freeway, driving again the wrong direction before the car gave out near the Auburn Boulevard on-ramp.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Runner Ajay Haridasse, a local college student, was only about a thousand feet from the finish line on Boylston Street when his legs just gave out.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
His elbow gave out that August, requiring his second Tommy John surgery.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give out
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This year’s game also comes after the Bruins in February announced that the iconic Pasadena stadium would remain their home, at least this year, amid ongoing litigation over the university’s right to potentially break its lease and play home games at SoFi Stadium.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Purchasing restrictions have been announced, and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi has released medical gloves stockpiled for use in a pandemic to alleviate sourcing problems.—
Wendy Cutler,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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That gave Washington’s supporters 25 of the 50 seats in the City Council, and with the mayor casting a tiebreaking vote, the stalemate was broken.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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On the bright side, the Eta Aquarid's are known to produce the occasional fireball, which could easily pierce the veil of moonlight cast by the lunar disk.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola’s all-time leading scorer who helped the Ramblers end a 16-year NCAA Tournament drought during his All-America senior season, died Friday.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Game 7 is where tall tales begin and dreams die.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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An earlier study, published in the American Economic Journal, found that field-office closures led to a sixteen-per-cent decline in disability recipients in the surrounding areas.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Along with the launch of its chatbot for clinicians last month, OpenAI also published a wish list that the company described as a blueprint for unlocking AI’s potential to change the broader health care system.—
Brittany Trang,
STAT,
6 May 2026
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The carrier failed to secure a financial lifeline to continue operating, ending the discount air travel pioneer’s time in the sky, costing some 17,000 jobs and thousands of cheap flights in the market.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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The Kings have failed to advance beyond the first round in seven consecutive postseasons since winning the Stanley Cup in 2014, including six first-round exits since team president Luc Robitaille took ultimate charge of hockey operations in 2017.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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This year marks two centuries since Jefferson’s death and two hundred and fifty years since the United States declared its independence by issuing arguably the most important piece of prose in modern history.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In addition to state amphibian, this year’s bill also declares Connecticut to be the birthplace of the Boys and Girls Club and names Housatonic marble — which is found throughout the state and forms part of the state Capitol — as state rock.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Mosquitoes target spots where heat radiates most, like the head and neck.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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That required segmenting the coil and inserting electronics within it to keep it from radiating its energy away like an antenna.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of passengers’ plans were derailed on Wednesday when a train crashed into a tanker truck on Colorado’s Western Slope, damaging the tracks — but not just those on board were affected.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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However, in the wild, the algae are the ocean’s introverts, and only glow when they are bothered, like jolted by a crashing wave or the hull of a passing boat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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