1
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy
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as in to leave
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
gave over his entire savings to an investor
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Recent Examples of give over
Only nine of his top 100 donors were from California, giving over $8 million combined, or just 5% of the $161 million haul from his largest givers.
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Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
There is so much of the city that has given over to the wicked history of Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692.
—Shannon Carlin, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Surrounded by Corylus trees and mountain streams, Adem’s childhood was one that saw his entire family work on a 150 acre farm, much of it given over to hazelnut trees (some 4.8m in fact).
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
From the bottom of Central Park down to 42nd Street, five lanes will become three, one of them given over to buses.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
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Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
There is so much of the city that has given over to the wicked history of Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692.
—Shannon Carlin, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Surrounded by Corylus trees and mountain streams, Adem’s childhood was one that saw his entire family work on a 150 acre farm, much of it given over to hazelnut trees (some 4.8m in fact).
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
From the bottom of Central Park down to 42nd Street, five lanes will become three, one of them given over to buses.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
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Donations dwindle, while volunteers from the opposite side of the country stop coming or divert to another disaster.Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
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Musk—who sued OpenAI in March—now alleges that OpenAI is attempting to eliminate its competitors by stopping its investors from funding rival AI firms.Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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In some ways, the ubiquity of the archive sale – sometimes branded as a sample sale – is a reflection of the challenging retail landscape right now, particularly for young designers (many of whom were left in debt following the shuttering of Matches earlier this year).Emily Chan, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
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The schedule proposed by the defense would have left little or no room to potentially hold a sentencing before Trump's term begins.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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People also could order food online to pick up at different locations with the Order Ahead program, but that service will cease when the Feed Rogers building opens and people can shop for their own food again.Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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But as Trump’s presidency went on and his comments and actions didn’t cease to shock, Weymar and her Tiny Pricks community remained as emboldened as ever to bear witness to and record the political climate through craft.Gabby Shacknai, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The estate hands the vast bulk of its profits over to the UK government each year.Anna Cooban, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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The machine was handed to her without any instructions on troubleshooting comfort issues.Matt Fuchs, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
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Next week: Mesa Ridge at Montrose, TBA No. 3 Pueblo West beat No. 19 Golden, 49-7: Two weeks removed from their first loss of the season, the Cyclones ended a streak of three straight Round of 16 exits with a rout of Golden.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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The president-elect, who has vowed to end federal policies that encourage EV sales, has previously targeted environmental regulations that mandate lower-pollution emissions.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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Indigenous art collector and dealer Herman Schweizer was given the task of stocking the venues with enticing items.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Pullins did not give a timeline for Householder's clemency request.Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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That Gaetz’s advancement was halted so quickly is a testament to the enduring importance of the Senate.NR Editors, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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Protesters had sent petitions asking Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to halt Grayson's execution.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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The woman was transferred to a psychiatric hospital, raising concerns for her safety.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Birds who pushed the door to the right were transferred into aviaries where the resident birds were pushing the door on the left and vice versa.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Give over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20over. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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