GIVES WAY (TO) Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

gives way (to)

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present tense third-person singular of give way (to)

as in takes out

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But as Marty Supreme proved last year, debuting after the rest of the competition can also feel a bit like being the lone straggler in a bike race who escapes the cascading crash that takes out everyone else.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Personal loans aren't solving the problem - A common pattern MMI sees is that someone takes out a personal loan to consolidate high-interest credit card debt, then runs the credit cards back up again, ending up with both debts instead of one.

— Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

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