GIVING AWAY Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

giving away

verb

present participle of give away

as in displaying

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs the insincerity of his apology was given away by that slight smirk on his face

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as in donating

to make a present of gave away all her potted plants when she moved

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Recent Examples of giving away Gordon Ramsay opened up about the bittersweet experience of giving away his daughter, Holly Ramsay, at her wedding. — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Those fossil fuel and nuclear industry lobbyists must be giving away a lot of money in Albany! — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026 For example, the seven cofounders of Anthropic have publicly committed to giving away 80% of their wealth. — Joe Crome, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Fooling hapless web surfers into giving away their credentials by faking secure websites is easy, by comparison. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 The prizes will vary from city to city, but each gallery will be giving away $10,000 worth of numismatic collectibles, ranging from roughly $300 to a grand prize valued at around $3,500. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026 City Works Eatery and Pour House is giving away two Cowboys tickets and a $100 gift card to their restaurant. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026 The other nine finalists will earn 500,000 points each, meaning Chase is giving away a total of 10 million Ultimate Rewards points. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 If Syracuse can stop giving away possessions, this becomes an informative early ACC game. — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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Inspired by an image of Black women displaying their natural hair together, Rice floated the idea of creating something similar in Kansas City.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Then, the film cuts to show our protagonist’s hand hovering in front of a slide projector displaying a plot of cheap land in South Carolina where nuclear weapons were developed during the Cold War.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of displaying

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On Friday, Amazon committed to donating more than $1 billion over the next five years to communities neighboring data centers.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Brooke’s family requests that anybody who feels moved by her story to please consider donating to one of these ALStogether or Team Gleason to continue her legacy.

— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

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Swift appears as the ghost of Farrell’s former wife, warning Johnson about her husband and revealing the dark truth behind his past.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026
Tony Romo carved out new terrain at CBS Sports after revealing a knack for predicting game play — all but forcing CBS to re-sign the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback to a multi-season pact in 2020 valued at around $17 million a year.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of revealing

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Born in São Paulo, Rabinovich spent years volunteering in hospitals, working closely with terminally ill patients.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
He has also been involved with community groups, including volunteering with the Girl Scouts and 4-H and coaching soccer.

— Haley Parsley October 2, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of volunteering

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At least start by showing a constant charge level that slowly fills up the strip.

— Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
Videos have circulated for years showing classrooms with too few desks or chairs, or students finding their classes cancelled when an absent teacher is not replaced.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

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There, local fishermen demonstrated their sustainable crayfish harvesting process, and as a spectacular touch, the helicopter lifted one of the crayfish tanks straight out of the ocean, giving our client a dramatic view of the abundant catch.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The other group is a little more spread out, giving more opportunity.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of giving

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There is also a kids club providing childcare and kid-friendly activities provided by a team with over eight years experience working with children.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
His new project, Flop, aims to create a spot market for computing power, where participants are rewarded with Flop tokens for providing GPUs and performing AI inference.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of providing

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Before the trial, the judge blocked prosecutors from presenting evidence related to Santería, the Afro-Caribbean religion with roots in the Yoruba faith that incorporates some Catholic elements.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Today, IceCube continues to collect neutrino data, broadening our understanding of the cosmos and presenting the tantalizing chance of observing undreamed-of cosmic events.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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