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as in volunteered
to make a present of
thanked all the tutors who generously gave their time to help students after school
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as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
gave my camera to my father to hold while I went swimming
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as in offered
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
the author will give a reading from her latest work at 7:00 p.m.
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as in collapsed
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
they loaded the shopping cart with so much food it gave under all the weight
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as in paid
to hand over or use up in payment
I wouldn't give a nickel for such a run-down car
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as in voiced
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
she gave her opinion on the matter very firmly and unmistakably
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as in devoted
to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention
totally gave himself to his studies in the hopes of winning a scholarship for next year
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as in supplied
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
gave him my e-mail address
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as in tendered
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
she gave the committee her grant proposal
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as in transmitted
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
she gave her cold to me, and now I'm so sick that I can barely get out of bed
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Recent Examples of gave
For example, the Center of Collegiate Mental Health found that counseling centers gave 56% of all appointments to 20% of clients.
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Eric Wood, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The company gave me an advanced look at the game for this article.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The brothers gave her a polished lucky mule shoe worn by the second Willie to remember the moment.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Ballmer funded the Intuit Dome and his wife, Connie Ballmer, gave Newsom’s campaign $1 million in 2021 to help fight a recall election against the governor.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Gavin gave of his whole self to our community, both in his performances and his charitable work.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Eric Wood, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The company gave me an advanced look at the game for this article.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The brothers gave her a polished lucky mule shoe worn by the second Willie to remember the moment.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Ballmer funded the Intuit Dome and his wife, Connie Ballmer, gave Newsom’s campaign $1 million in 2021 to help fight a recall election against the governor.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Gavin gave of his whole self to our community, both in his performances and his charitable work.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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Angel City was fined $200,000, was handed a three-point deduction in the standings and president Julie Uhrman and general manager Angela Hucles Mangano were suspended from any duties related to player transactions for the remainder of the 2024 calendar year.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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During a visit with family in London, Johnson’s brother-in-law handed him a Tottenham jacket.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Four years after the radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed, a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is shining a light on the unprecedented failures that caused its destruction.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The frantic scene after an aluminum gangway collapsed Saturday at a boat dock on a Georgia barrier island capped what was supposed to have been a day of celebration, an annual festival spotlighting the culture and history of Sapelo Island's tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants.CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
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None of the money will be paid back to consumers.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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By comparison, a pittance is seemingly paid to how Waymo is a literal vehicle for empowerment because, stripped to the core, to ignore what disabled people think shows mostly nobody cares about how the disability community lives their lives and, by extension, uses technology.Steven Aquino, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Criticism of the army, voiced by relatives of the dead and survivors from Barsalogho, who maintain the military fled the assault, has been amplified by recent accusations of cannibalism by Burkina Faso soldiers, the report adds.Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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The characters are voiced by a new crop of talent ready to reignite the magic of Barney and his friends.Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 Oct. 2024
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But nearly two-and-a-half years later, following applications from hundreds of school districts and county offices of education, the Golden State Pathways Program still hasn’t provided any funding.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The first China Shock, felt primarily in the early 2000s after China joined the World Trade Organization, was marked by an influx of goods assembled in China and a reconfiguration of global supply chains around the clusters that China provided.Radu Magdin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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In other cases, fiberoptics are used, but with only a few colors of light traveling in a single cable, which also constrains how much information can be transmitted.Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Bluetongue is transmitted by biting midges.Léa Pernelle, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
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East Tennessee native Morgan Wallen, through his Morgan Wallen Foundation, previously donated $500,000 to the Red Cross to aid relief efforts.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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The fund donated $125,000 to support the Back the Blue Act in May, according to Arizona campaign finance reports.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Sessions will be presented virtually to ensure access to creatives across Canada.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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Representatives from Perkins Eastman, the consulting firm hired by MPS to aid in its facilities planning, presented data that showed 1 in 4 MPS schools are under-filled and another 1 in 4 are overcrowded.Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Gave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gave. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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