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give way to

Idioms  
  1. see give way, def. 4 and 5.


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It does suggest that one-size-fits-all prescribing after heart attack may need to give way to more personalized decisions, especially for patients with preserved heart function.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Periods of apparent advantage give way to new forms of competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Initial public euphoria over Pakistan's image being burnished on the global stage has begun to give way to fraying patience after weeks of stop-start restrictions around Islamabad.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Adjacent to the living area, there is an elegant dining room with wood-beamed ceilings and black glass doors doors the give way to the outside.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

I’d never seen Shawn give way to Dad, not once, but he’d decided to lose this argument.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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