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
Renan Botelho, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
That marked the most points off turnovers surrendered by the Terps since Jan. 16 when Northwestern turned 16 giveaways into 19 points in a 76-74 overtime win.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025
Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
Sort your items into keep or donate/give away piles.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Unveiled on Wednesday, the collection features three pieces inspired by the shirt, while fans can also enter an online giveaway for a personalized souvenir jacket.
—Renan Botelho, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
That marked the most points off turnovers surrendered by the Terps since Jan. 16 when Northwestern turned 16 giveaways into 19 points in a 76-74 overtime win.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
So there’s no need for the Jets to panic and give away the farm for either Ward or Sanders.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
Sort your items into keep or donate/give away piles.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giveaway
Noun
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Thanks to the Warren and Augusta Hume Foundation gift, the program will be free in the fall of 2025.—
Lauren Smith,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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Starmer presented Trump with a significant gift ahead of his trip, announcing on Tuesday that Britain would hike its defense spending to 2.5% by 2027, and to 3% by the middle of the next decade.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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The event was inspired by the Korean pottery displayed in the museum’s Gerstner Collections Core.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Some proudly display the Israeli flag in their sanctuaries.—
Yonat Shimron,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Anyone in South Florida can donate time or money to ROWW.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2025
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While Black patients generously made up almost 15% of donors who donated organs after death in 2024, this still leaves a racial imbalance in the pool of donors compared to the many more who need a transplant.—
Andrew Jones,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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Kiwanis Club donations support La Jolla High and Muirlands Middle schools The Kiwanis Club of La Jolla Foundation donated a total of $40,000 to several organizations at its Feb. 28 meeting, and two La Jolla schools were among the beneficiaries.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Neither MacKenzie Scott nor Elon Musk, both of whom announced donations large enough to land them on this list, provided enough information for the Chronicle to include them.—
David Campbell,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Notably, the testimony revealed that prosecutors only learned about Kohberger due to DNA testing.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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In February 2024, Williams' medical care team revealed the 60-year-old television personality had been diagnosed with progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Try volunteering at a soup kitchen, that should help.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
9 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, people have been volunteering to retire early, and an LGBTQ+ employee resource group has been nixed, sources said.—
Maria Curi,
Axios,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At present, FanDuel and DraftKings maintain a virtual duopoly on market share across the industry.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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At present, there are no details on the containment of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Feb. 2025
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The first detailed nationwide data on schools’ recovery shows that achievement gaps have widened, with the poorest students the furthest behind.—
Aatish Bhatia,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Surveillance video shows the car slowing down and knocking over the bikers.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Giveaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giveaway. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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