given over (to)

verb

past participle of give over (to)
as in given in

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  1. given in
  2. submitted
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  • In those first years after the landmark Title IX legislation, nothing was a given in women’s athletics.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Jackie Flynn Mogensen was the recipient of a 2024 award that was given in part by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and included a cash prize.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • That same month, AQMD ordered the company to craft a mitigation plan after residents submitted 900 complaints within a week.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The petition calling for Hoekstra's ouster was submitted by a Leanne Walker of Calgary and is sponsored by Green Party MP Elizabeth May.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of submitted
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“Given over (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/given%20over%20%28to%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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