give up
(transitive) To relinquish (something).
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Jews need to renounce Israel the same way Muslims had to renounce terrorism after 9/11. Give up their right of return.
I want to see what happens if I don't give up
i read this novel on a daily basis and survived. thus, i couldn't give up on this story.
Your writing is superb and it gives inspiration to not give up on the dream even if you’re an old one like me.
// i give up..... i think i shall settle on this... maybe
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(transitive) To relinquish (something).
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(transitive) Devote or dedicate (''oneself, one's life'', etc.) to something.
“Your writing is superb and it gives inspiration to not give up on the dream even if you’re an old one like me.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Map of dominance: Why Iran can’t afford to give up Hormuz control https://aje.news/d82niq”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This would end OLIGARCHY in the United States. OLIGARCHS aren't going to give up easily.....there are BILLIONS and BILLIONS at stake. The AMERICAN PEASANTRY can try to stop OLIGARCHY but it took FDR much more than a BILL to end it last century.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Drawing BFB Taco everyday until either JacknJellify releases a plush of her or I randomly just give up. Day 366 - How It Started And How It's Going! #bfdi #bfb #osc #bfditaco #bfbtaco #Anniversary”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This isn’t about me. What’s pathetic is you don’t care about being a citizen and to just casually give up your rights in this way is sad.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
“Jews need to renounce Israel the same way Muslims had to renounce terrorism after 9/11. Give up their right of return.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I want to see what happens if I don't give up”
— Bluesky· May 2026“i read this novel on a daily basis and survived. thus, i couldn't give up on this story.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“// i give up..... i think i shall settle on this... maybe”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Don't quit, don't give up, don't stop fighting! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWtt...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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