be given

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cost v.
get v.
receive v.

VERB

cost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring in come to require sell for take yield

STRONG

nick rap

WEAK

amount to be asked be demanded be marked at be needed be paid be priced at be received be valued at be worth mount up move back sell at set back to the tune of

Antonyms

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disallow lose refuse reject

VERB

get

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catch

STRONG

contract sicken succumb

WEAK

be afflicted with be smitten by become infected with come down with get sick

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be immune give

VERB

receive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept collect draw earn gain get hear hold make obtain pick up pocket reap secure seize take take in win

STRONG

acquire admit apprehend appropriate arrogate assume catch cop corral derive gather grab inherit perceive procure pull redeem snag

WEAK

be in receipt of be informed be told come by come into get from get hands on get hold of latch on to pull down take possession

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow discourage dissuade drop fail forfeit forsake free give halt let go lose offer pass refuse reject release renounce repulse spend stop throw away

STRONG

push repel

WEAK

deliver donate turn away

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be given

Such cells might eventually be given to people preventively, before those damaging aggregates begin accumulating.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Those which are then labelled with the AI Persona badge by the streamer will be given the chance to self-disclose or appeal the decision.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Violence should be punished, not rewarded, and attention should only be given for positive behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

"All we ask is to be given the opportunity we have already earned, and not to let our dreams disappear while we wait."

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

“It would have to be given by a worker...or spirit.”

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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