given away

verb

Definition of given awaynext
past participle 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 donated
to make a present of gave away all her potted plants when she moved

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for given away
  1. revealed
  2. donated
  3. shown
  4. betrayed
  5. given
  6. showed
  7. demonstrated
Verb
  • Last month, the Onion gleefully revealed its winning bid for Infowars, which was sued into bankruptcy (as was Jones) after the families of victims in the Sandy Hook mass shooting in Connecticut won a judgment in 2022 against Jones in a defamation suit.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Casting will be revealed at a date closer to filming next year.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of revealed
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  • 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
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  • At times, Margiela has shown sporadically over recent years, in line with Galliano’s own schedule rather than the breakneck fashion calendar.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The documentary will be shown as a brand new digital restoration from a 4K scan of the 35mm interpositive and DA-88 audio files.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of shown
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  • This season gave her rich moments as both betrayed and betrayer.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Swift, who was very public in her dislike of Braun, felt betrayed.
    Holly Corbett, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of betrayed
Verb
  • Hard to tell if Carrey was joking or not, given he is known for his comedy.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Isn’t the simplest solution given the impossibility of drawing clear lines is to not draw lines at all?
    Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of given
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  • 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
  • An image shared by Emergency Lawyers showed shrouded bodies in a mass grave.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of showed
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
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