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

STRONGEST

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

Children under 10 should not be given obesity drugs or GLP-1 weight-loss injections such as Mounjaro and Wegovy, new global guidelines, external from the World Health Organization say.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The election body has previously said that the voter rolls are preliminary and that all eligible voters will be given the chance to be included.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

He believes immigrants who were brought to the United States as children should be given a chance to secure legal status.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The US president's outspoken calls to be given the accolade put the five-member committee under unprecedented pressure last year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

I am so excited to think that my pictures will be given to the stone carvers and they will carve them into the obelisk.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

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