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View definitions for give way

give way

verb as in budge

verb as in crack

verb as in crumple

verb as in cry uncle

verb as in snap

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During this sequence, the film’s flaws briefly fade, giving way to the kind of classic movie magic that has become all too scarce.

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But the jolly tone gives way to something fiercer and more appropriately epic: a galloping rhythm on the drums, insistent bass and scorching guitar notes.

Touchdown drives gave way to long lulls on offense.

In other words, the data suggest dense forests gave way to more open grasslands.

Self-government, which he says would give way to a “golden era of conservative policy reform.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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