GAVE OVER Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

gave over

verb

past tense of give over

as in stopped

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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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 gave over The one reassuring thing is that Lord Ormund bent the knee and gave over Alicent’s youngest son, Daeron, to Daemon. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 This pavilion would have been the first since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022; Russia canceled its 2022 pavilion and in 2024 gave over its pavilion to Bolivia. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026 While Stratton criticized corporate PACs for backing Krishnamoorthi, she was floated by Pritzker, a billionaire who in December gave over $5 million to a super PAC supporting her. — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 Last year, Goldsworthy brought the outside in, when the National Galleries of Scotland gave over the entire building of the Royal Scottish Academy, in Edinburgh, for a blockbuster exhibition marking his five decades as an artist. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch told staff the institution gave over information related to the White House’s request for lists of all displays, objects, wall text and other materials for the anniversary, The New York Times reported. — Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2026 The company gave over additional footage the following morning. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026

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After loading the AliExpress homepage, audio from his phone stopped playing over his multipoint headphones, which accept connections from more than one device at a time.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
His wife, Sheila, has also stopped working to serve as his full-time caregiver.

— sameen, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of stopped

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In a rare judicial win in such cases, the client was handed 18 months in prison.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
On Wednesday, according to the complaint, the operatives handed Bowie a gun, ammunition and an inert explosive, then gave her instructions on how to use them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

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Chipotle has not used jalapeños from Coast Citrus Distributors since July 20, and Qdoba has ceased using the product since July 28.

— Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2026
At moments like that, Out of the Further captures something of the goofy spirit of Wes Craven’s Nightmare on Elm Street movies, which also sent their characters into dimensions where reason ceased to function and dream logic ruled.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of ceased

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Settlement Institutions need capital, controls, systems and people to manage the gap between when a trade is agreed and the asset plus the payment are transferred.

— Federico Sendra, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Funds added to your Checking Account are transferred to your Chime Card Secured Deposit Account - other than Chime Card cash deposits at retailers, which go to your Chime Card Account, then deposit to your Secured Deposit Account.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of transferred

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Hutton wanted to stay in the game after his playing career ended.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Woodland, who entered the final 18-hole round tied for fourth place, six shots behind eventual champion Wyndham Clark, ended Sunday’s round in that same fourth-place slot with Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup following rounds of 64-65-70-69.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026

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Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026

Definition of gave

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All the while, oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have virtually halted as Tehran clings to its leverage by threatening to strike any unauthorized oil tankers that attempt to transit the narrow waterway.

— Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
Competitions were canceled, horse racing fixtures abandoned and international horse transports halted.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of halted

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The two companies entrusted perfumers Marie Salamagne and Fabrice Pellegrin to create the juice.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
The Department’s priority is ensuring that children are protected online and that companies entrusted with their personal information meet their legal obligations.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

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