Given up
Both terms in one sentence
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The sheer darkness of the AU "everyone had given up" convinces her that they have to try and stop the Dean, no matter what.
Source: Web Video / Carmilla the Series -
The chief of the Kinaho Reservation Police has long since given up on trying to stop the illicit activities on the reservation, and claims he is 'too old' to begin caring about bringing Chayton in.
Source: Series / Banshee - Very much played for comedy with Chandler in Friends, who has officially given up smoking prior to the series beginning, but keeps relapsing and trying to stop the others from finding out.
Source: Must Have Nicotine
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Stop and Given up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/given_up/stop
Given up & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/given_up/stop>.
Stop or Given up. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/given_up/stop.
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