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given away

ADJECTIVE
distributed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appropriated assigned dispersed scattered shared
STRONG
allocated allotted apportioned budgeted dealt diffuse dispensed divided rationed
WEAK
doled out handed out spread evenly

Example Sentences

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These include the Turner Foundation, founded in 1990, which supports efforts to fight climate change and improve air and water quality and has given away some $380 million.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Ben White looked to have secured victory for Thomas Tuchel side's late on, only to then be adjudged to have given away a stoppage-time penalty which Federico Valverde converted.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Since 2019, MacKenzie Scott has given away more than $26 billion, making her one of the most generous philanthropists alive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

"Our country will neither be given away, nor will our future be gambled with," Greenland's Deputy Prime Minister Mute Egede said in a post on Facebook.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Mrs. Chavez mentioned that Vivian was “free for adoption,” which sounded like she was a kitten being given away at the flea market.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter