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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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"Chefs were walking around and I was giving out to them for being in our shots and they were being like, 'who are you?'."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

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

He was generous about giving out jobs, but he didn’t tolerate people standing around at work.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

He left her room with a broad, hypocritical smile, and once he was out of his mother’s field of vision he had to lean against a wall, because his legs were giving out.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende