as in gift
something given to someone without expectation of a return
offering a Caribbean vacation giveaway to the millionth customer
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as in to display
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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as in to donate
to make a present of
gave away all her potted plants when she moved
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Recent Examples of giveaway
Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
There will also be a live DJ, giveaways, games, a doughnut stacking competition, a doughnut costume contest, and a cocktail competition (with public judging).
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
Last week Google cofounder Sergey Brin gave away $700 million worth of Alphabet shares.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Noun
The product giveaway ends on June 4, and winners will be messaged or emailed from June 6.
Dr. Squatch said consumers would also be able to buy the product, although there is a very limited stock, reports saying only 5,000 bars have been made.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
There will also be a live DJ, giveaways, games, a doughnut stacking competition, a doughnut costume contest, and a cocktail competition (with public judging).
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
Verb
Team members will be working behind the counter, meeting fans and giving away stuff 9-11 a.m., according to a news release.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
Last week Google cofounder Sergey Brin gave away $700 million worth of Alphabet shares.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giveaway
Noun
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The designers, which include Ralph Lauren, Rachel Comey, Jennifer Behr and many others, are the makers of clothes, handbags, shoes, eyewear, candles, gifts and hats.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
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Some people may end up getting stuck maintaining an AI ghost if it's left behind as a gift, and ethicists suggested that the emotional weight of that could also eventually take a negative toll.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2025
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The make-up of this year’s squad for the Under-21 Euros is slightly different, but the aim is similar: to win, and display why they are highly rated along the way.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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First displayed in 2023 at the LUMA Foundation in Arles, France, the four hundred and fifty-four images hang on large metal lattices that stand tall beneath the Armory’s lofty ceilings.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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In 2024, Isaacman donated to several Democrats, including Sens. Chuck Schumer, Jon Tester, Bob Casey and Mark Kelly.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
6 June 2025
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The guild donates hundreds of quilts and other handmade items to a variety of groups, including Rady Children’s Hospital, senior centers, hospitals, police and military groups.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The Friends of the Glencoe Golf Club, a private not-for-profit organization, has raised just over $2 million, highlighted by two large donations by two local families, according to their spokeswoman Kim Swinton.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Behind every donation that philanthropists Sandra and Malcolm Berman have made over the years, there is a story.—
Jean Marbella,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
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Without treatment, the disease eventually kills the corals, and their soft tissue falls off, revealing the white calcium carbonate skeleton below.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 June 2025
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On Wednesday, officials revealed the mother of the girls, Whitney Decker, contacted police on Friday with a civil complaint, saying Decker picked up the daughters at 5 p.m. for a scheduled visitation, but did not return around 10 p.m.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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She’s volunteered at White Pony for the last nine years, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Three captains have volunteered so far in Escondido, Encinitas and downtown San Diego.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025
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The Council this week passed the non-binding resolution by a 12-0 vote, with one councilor, Sharon Durkan, voting present.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2025
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At present, details about the containment or cause of the fire are unknown.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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The release did not specify the date of the arrest, but Ada County Jail records show that Teague was booked Thursday evening.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
14 June 2025
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Studies have shown that Black and Indigenous families face disproportionately higher rates of reporting, investigation and family separation compared with white families, even after accounting for income and other socioeconomic factors.—
Aislinn Conrad,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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“Giveaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giveaway. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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