GIVEN OUT Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

given out

verb

past participle of give out

as in announced

to make known openly or publicly that's information that I'm not prepared to give out

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as in radiated

to throw or give off this heater gives out a funny smell sometimes

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as in stalled

to stop functioning waiting for the fuel pump in my old car to give out

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started (up)

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Recent Examples of given out Mae Bippart-Butler, World Central Kitchen’s manager of community outreach, said the organization has given out about 9,000 meals at 13 locations in Gary. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 After also taking six wickets on a wild opening day, Shoriful Islam soon picked up his seventh with a searing inswinging yorker which struck Green on the front foot and was given out leg before wicket on review. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 The Treasury Department has already given out $100 billion in refunds since May, crossing the halfway point of total revenue collected through IEEPA tariffs. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The following weekend will be the Friends & Family event, where free small drinks will be given out from a full menu. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026 All tickets were given out for free; the seats closest to the stage reserved for families of YOLA musicians. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 The honors will be given out at the HollyShorts opening night award ceremony on August 13. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 About half have already been given out through partner organizations like Welcome House, Brighton Center, Fiesta, Lincoln-Grant Scholar House and Be Concerned. — Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2026 If there were a trophy given out for winning the trade deadline, the Padres’ front office would have a glass case with four of those prizes. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Iceland voted against resuming talks to join the European Union, officials announced Sunday, as concerns over sovereignty trumped arguments for European integration.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026
And Turkey's 25-year gas import contract with Iran expired at the end of July, with no successor long-term deal announced.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of announced

Verb

Feliciano and Jones radiated energy and exuberance throughout their first press conference as the principal owners of the Padres.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The Happy Hours star radiated in a strapless deep purple silk dress with a distressed scoop neckline and asymmetrical draping on her left hip, creating a ruched effect that cascaded down to the ankle-length hemline.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of radiated

Verb

Washington has turned to pulling economic levers six months into a war on Iran that has ground to a stalemate militarily, with peace talks stalled and most traffic through the crucial Strait of Hormuz blocked.

— Tucker Reals, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Settlement talks in that litigation appear to have stalled after Bonta canceled a session scheduled for Monday.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of stalled

Verb

In August 2022, little more than two months before the vote that returned him to power, the then-opposition leader published another number and invited Israelis to video call him.

— Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Opponents are already weighing new lawsuits since the final rule was published Friday night.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of published

Verb

The referendum campaign has fueled debate about Iceland’s place in the world, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told reporters after casting her ballot in the capital on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
The Holocaust monument took Treister five years to design and sculpt, and included research in Jerusalem and work in Taiwan and Mexico City, where his sculptures were cast.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of cast

Verb

Jimerson and Brown, who died in 2020, were two of four people convicted of taking part in the murder and rape of 78-year-old Myrtle Holmes of Fordyce.

— Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
In the village of Bilbasovka in eastern Ukraine, a 13-year-old child and an adult died after Russian troops dropped bombs on private houses Sunday, according to local official Vadim Lyakh.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of died

Verb

Flood damage to the Transcanyon Waterline prompted closures within the park, the park service posted on its website.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Even near the end of an August in which the Jays went 17-11, the team posted a near-average wRC+ (101 entering Sunday).

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of posted

Verb

Styles went on to play two verses and choruses of the song, originally released in 1974, and told the crowd to sing along on the first chorus.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
The studio has released seven titles that have won 10 Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards, with voice talent including Glenn Close, Jennifer Hudson, Ethan Hawke, John Legend, Lupita Nyong’o, Daisy Ridley and Oprah Winfrey.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

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