gave away

verb

Definition of gave awaynext
past tense of give away
1
as in revealed
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs the insincerity of his apology was given away by that slight smirk on his face

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2
as in volunteered
to make a present of gave away all her potted plants when she moved

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave away
  1. revealed
  2. donated
  3. showed
  4. gave
  5. demonstrated
  6. betrayed
  7. presented
  8. provided
Verb
  • No cause of death was revealed.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Casting will be revealed at a date closer to filming next year.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of revealed
Verb
  • Among the artworks expected to be housed there are important Cubist treasures donated to the Met by Leonard Lauder in 2013.
    Alex Greenberger for ARTNews, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The family also donated $1 million to the Greater Baltimore Medical Center, which named its high-risk obstetrics unit after the Mangiones, according to The Baltimore Banner.
    KC Baker, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of donated
Verb
  • Google first showed a demo of its all-encompassing, multimodal virtual assistant at Google I/O this spring and clearly imagines Astra as an always-on helper in your life.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In 2021, the Federal Reserve Z Report showed open end municipal bond mutual funds hit an all-time high, totaling over $1,089 billion.
    Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of showed
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  • Even Major League Baseball had a McDonald’s subplot this year, when Grimace became the lucky charm who (briefly) gave the Mets hope for a world championship and New Yorkers hope for a Subway Series (but then the Mets lost to the Dodgers in the playoffs, of course).
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said Gladys Serrano extracted five teeth from a woman in her Hempstead apartment and only gave her a paper towel to absorb the blood.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of gave
Verb
  • In the past few years, regulators have demonstrated an awareness and international rallying cry for corporate Cybersecurity Management Systems (CSMS), reflashable software for all in-vehicle code and possibly even banning software from China and Russia altogether on connected vehicles.
    Steve Tengler, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The last time government institutions demonstrated such rapid mobilization was during the Second World War.
    Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of demonstrated
Verb
  • Swift, who was very public in her dislike of Braun, felt betrayed.
    Holly Corbett, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This season gave her rich moments as both betrayed and betrayer.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of betrayed
Verb
  • One of the cases was brought by federal regulators while the other was presented by the Washington state attorney general.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The 10 will be presented at next year’s Berlinale in February.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of presented
Verb
  • The information provided here is not investment, tax or financial advice.
    Andre Pennington, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Reining in the plot for a modern-day television audience might have provided a more thrilling adaptation.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of provided
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