GIVE WAY (TO) Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

give way (to)

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Definition of give way (to)

as in to take out

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To [React with exaggerated surprise] is to DO A DOUBLE TAKE — as in, to take out double letters (not consecutive ones, mind you).

— Sam Corbin, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
In an earlier statement to TMZ, Seaver defended his messages to Nozell, saying they had been taken out of context.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

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