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giving up

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verb

present participle of give up
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as in indulging
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 Synonyms for giving up
Noun
  • When Dane, chief of the Children of Light, swallows his pride and agrees to help the villagers in exchange for Perrin’s surrender at battle’s end, he’s taken by surprise by enemy agents within their midst, led by season one’s minor antagonist, Padan Fain.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Far from proposing lenient surrender terms to exonerate the Confederates, Grant did so in an effort to change their hearts and minds.
    Made by History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For the Thunder to turn a defensive liability into one of the best defenders in all of basketball, without relinquishing a single draft pick, has to go down as one of the biggest steals of the 2024-2025 NBA season.
    Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • There’s that relinquishing control of the messaging, though!
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Both views can to some degree be traced to James Burnham, an influential academic who became an editor at National Review after abandoning communism.
    David Byrne, National Review, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Often, stakeholders will advocate for re-prioritizing—not abandoning—ESG commitments.
    Paul Klein, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The church's front doors lay in pieces, succumbing to the flames and the pressure of the water.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Frey said believes Hoover slipped on the ice, fell to the ground and was unable to get back up before succumbing to harsh weather conditions.
    Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Just remember to label your edibles clearly and let everyone know the potency before indulging.
    Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2025
  • In America, self-control is framed as a personal choice — a way to get in shape or prove mental toughness before indulging again.
    Julie Cobalt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • This means that the color rendering under a light source should be as natural as possible compared to daylight.
    Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Some celebrities have been accused of operating pump-and-dump schemes with their coins, using their social media following to artificially inflate the value of these coins before cashing in their large holdings and rendering the coins worthless.
    Ben Dandridge-Lemco, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • At that time, the Cowboys, in their first full game without Dak Prescott at quarterback, were a dysfunctional team surrendering the league’s third-most rushing yards per game.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • There’s something about someone who’s been protecting themselves so much, and then finally surrendering again like that and being so vulnerable.
    Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Tubman’s fearless activism led to the eventual abolition of slavery and inspired later generations of civil rights leaders.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • However, the reality is that the consequences of slavery and segregation did not end with their legal abolition.
    C. Anthony Muse, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Giving up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giving%20up. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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