giving out

present participle of give out
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as in dying
to stop functioning waiting for the fuel pump in my old car to give out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giving out
Verb
  • Parton released the song shortly after announcing the passing of her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, who died at the age of 82.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Notable events that have occurred – and have realistically overshadowed some technical releases from the OCC – include the forming of a strategic bitcoin reserve, announcing plans to amend tax treatment for cryptoassets, and a complete overhaul of crypto policy at the SEC.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Those affected may have chronic low back pain, stiffness, and radiating pain into the buttocks or legs, aggravated by activities that involve bending or lifting.
    Sarah Jividen, Health, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Beyond the dust of Liverpool’s dock road and the huge lorries rolling in and out of the city’s port, the glass panels of Everton’s new home at the Bramley-Moore Dock sparkle impressively, radiating ambition.
    Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Sporting’s Joaquin Fernandez was lucky to not get sent off in the dying seconds of the opening half.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is a $10 billion boondoggle that places a very expensive band-aid on a dying public school system.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Millsap school board unanimously accepted the resignation of Superintendent Edie Martin, who was recently arrested and faces a charge related to failing to report abuse of special education students.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Having no willingness to pay Tucker and failing to approach pending free agent Framber Valdez this spring about an extension is more emblematic of how the Astros have always conducted business.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But ather than casting someone else to play her child self, the film shows the adult Josephine dancing in the living room, in a mode that recalls Michel Gondry’s work in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
    James Factora, Them., 31 Mar. 2025
  • But something began to go wrong with some of these LED arrays beginning around 2021, when the first reports appeared of previously white streetlights suddenly casting first lavender, then violet and finally plum-colored light.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • South Korea has faced months of political turmoil since Yoon stunned the country by declaring martial law, triggering his impeachment by parliament and the impeachment of acting leader Han.
    Joyce Lee, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Duffy first sought to end the toll in February, declaring that his department had revoked a key federal authorization granted by the Biden administration last year — despite explicit guidelines in the authorization that only the state of New York can reverse it.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After releasing their independent debut record in 1987, Jane’s released their major label debut, Nothing’s Shocking, in 1988.
    Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Morgan Wallen treated his fans to a New Year's Eve surprise by releasing a new song.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The man, who later died in a firefight with police, was an American citizen from Texas who posted several videos onto Facebook in the hours before the attack proclaiming his support for the Islamic State militant group.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • One photo showed the couple holing mugs proclaiming the best parents ever, and the last slide needed an explanation.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Giving out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giving%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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