GIVEN WAY (TO) Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

given way (to)

verb

past participle of give way (to)

as in taken out

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Even when energy and food are taken out of consideration – reflecting more stable 'core' inflation – prices are rising, too.

— Brandy Hadley, Fortune, 31 July 2026
At the head of the lead breakaway group, the Ecuadorian bore the brunt of issues — he was nearly taken out by the Shimano neutral service vehicle, and had to slow due to the number of fans having shaken Kuss from his wheel with five kilometres left.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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ExxonMobil and Chevron, the two biggest US oil companies, reported gangbusters profits on Friday driven by the spike in global oil prices unleashed by the US-Iran war.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Denver Post via Getty Images On the night of July 31st, 1976, Colorado's monsoon season unleashed a torrential burst of rain from a nearly stationary thunderstorms across the Big Thompson Canyon between Estes Park and Loveland.

— Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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