giving out

VERB

discharge

Synonyms

WEAK

beam belch effuse emanate emit exhale exude flow give forth issue pour produce radiate release send out smell of throw out vent void

Example Sentences

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The ever-rising salary cap means that NFL teams can more easily afford to make costly mistakes, like giving out huge contracts to players they eventually cut.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

The money lines: “Whoever is giving out those permits is a VIP…Unless they’re dead.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Then he resumed pointing at members of the crowd, yelling, “You got an iPad,” referring to the forever viral clip of Oprah Winfrey giving out free cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

He also claimed that Ms Tsurkov had been released after "giving out all the information she had" under interrogation by the "entity" holding her.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Because she could stand longer on her feet and work harder before giving out than any other girl.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers