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as in to relinquish
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
was in so much debt he had to give up his house and move into a cheaper apartment
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as in to abandon
to stop doing (something) permanently
I hope you won't give up playing the piano
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as in to succumb
to yield to the control or power of enemy forces
with the prospect of a renewed enemy attack, the regiment decided to simply give up
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as in to indulge
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
even in the darkest days of her troubled marriage, she refused to give herself up to feelings of utter hopelessness
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Recent Examples of give up
Some gave up their jobs, some lost their families and five people even lost their lives.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Snell, who signed a five-year, $182 million contract in the offseason, pitched just one inning in a game against the Seattle Mariners on Feb. 25, giving up a hit with a strikeout.
—Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
The Dow Jones companies collectively gave up 2% for the day, or 890 points, while the tech-heavy NASDAQ index dropped 4%, its lowest ebb since October 2022.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
But virtually impossible to see a scenario without US support where Ukraine doesn't have to give up some territory to Russia to reach a ceasefire.
—Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Snell, who signed a five-year, $182 million contract in the offseason, pitched just one inning in a game against the Seattle Mariners on Feb. 25, giving up a hit with a strikeout.
—Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
The Dow Jones companies collectively gave up 2% for the day, or 890 points, while the tech-heavy NASDAQ index dropped 4%, its lowest ebb since October 2022.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
But virtually impossible to see a scenario without US support where Ukraine doesn't have to give up some territory to Russia to reach a ceasefire.
—Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give up
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Washington relinquished control of the waterway to Panama on December 31, 1999, under a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Fifty-seven children have been relinquished under under safe haven laws in Connecticut since 2001, according to public testimony to the Committee on Children.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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High in the thin Alaskan air, where abundant oxygen had long abandoned such firmaments for lower altitude, five women knelt circled against the piercing cold.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The suspension of programs supporting the promotion of democracy in authoritarian countries, a bipartisan U.S. foreign policy for decades, has left experts wondering if the Trump administration has abandoned that goal.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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One of the drivers succumbed to injuries at the scene, while the other was transported to a nearby medical center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.—
Stephanie Lam,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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That wasn’t the case this time last year, as Cole succumbed to elbow inflammation midway through spring training in 2024.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2025
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In a 2018 interview with Stereogum, after announcing their disbandment, Minus the Bear elaborated on their decision to call it quits at the time, citing an uptick in life events, spending time with their families, facing differing creative attitudes, and indulging the possibility of new paths.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2025
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As Jaclyn tries to encourage (mock?) divorcee Laurie into having a fling at the resort with one of the staff members, Laurie is visibly torn between indulging her own desires and proving her friends’ pity to be misplaced.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Nets also surrendered three straight 3-pointers to Vincent, Luka Doncic and Dalton Knecht over the final 2:29 of the third quarter.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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After an hour, the man surrendered to police but bit an officer on the arm, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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As the countdown moves closer to the end of Windows 10 support this October, here are some compelling reasons to quit Windows and give Linux a try.—
Jason Evangelho,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Joe Biden’s third-highest-ranking DOJ official, Matthew Colangelo, quit the DOJ in November 2022 to join Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg three days after Trump announced his 2024 run.—
Carl Burdette,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2025
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Despite this frustrating flaw, the software can render a fairly accurate design for those who want an overhead landscape plan of their garden.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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Officers rendered medical aid to the victim, Jake Kennedy, and called 911, according to a news release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Mar. 2025
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This sentiment was reflected by a former Pentagon acquisition official who told Senate lawmakers in early January that the Department of Defense’s programming practices hinder its ability to efficiently deliver technology to the military.—
Darrell Crate,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Join 28 others in the comments View Comments There was little progress in the final months of 2024, which was a big reason why officials stopped cutting rates in January, after delivering three back-to-back rate cuts last year.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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