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Antonyms for give up give up, this page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term give up ., wiktionary rate these synonyms: 1.0 / 1 vote.

  • give up verb

Synonyms: abandon , blin , relinquish , surrender , quit , forlet

to surrender

Synonyms: abandon , blin , quit , relinquish , surrender , forlet

to stop or desist; to quit

They gave up the search when it got dark.

Synonyms: surrender , abandon , relinquish , quit , blin , forlet

to relinquish

He gave up his seat to an old man.

Synonyms: relinquish , quit , surrender , blin , forlet , abandon

to lose hope

They gave him up for dead.

Synonyms: forlet , blin , relinquish , surrender , abandon , quit

I gave up my faith years ago.

Synonyms: surrender , quit , blin , relinquish , forlet , abandon

to admit defeat, to capitulate

OK, I give up, you win.

Synonyms: relinquish , forlet , surrender , quit , abandon , blin

English Synonyms and Antonyms Rate these synonyms: 5.0 / 2 votes

Abandon is a word of wide signification, applying to persons or things of any kind; abdicate and resign apply to office, authority, or power; cede to territorial possessions; surrender especially to military force, and more generally to any demand, claim, passion, etc. Quit carries an idea of suddenness or abruptness not necessarily implied in abandon , and may not have the same suggestion of finality. The king abdicates his throne, cedes his territory, deserts his followers, renounces his religion, relinquishes his titles, abandons his designs. A cowardly officer deserts his ship; the helpless passengers abandon it. We quit business, give up property, resign office, abandon a habit or a trust. Relinquish commonly implies reluctance; the fainting hand relinquishes its grasp; the creditor relinquishes his claim. Abandon implies previous association with responsibility for or control of; forsake implies previous association with inclination or attachment, real or assumed; a man may abandon or forsake house or friends; he abandons an enterprise; forsakes God. Abandon is applied to both good and evil action; a thief abandons his designs, a man his principles. Forsake , like abandon , may be used either in the favorable or unfavorable sense; desert is always unfavorable, involving a breach of duty, except when used of mere localities; as, "the Deserted Village." While a monarch abdicates , a president or other elected or appointed officer resigns . It was held that James II. abdicated his throne by deserting it.

Antonyms: adopt , advocate , assert , cherish , claim , court , defend , favor , haunt , hold , keep , maintain , occupy , prosecute , protect , pursue , retain , seek , support , undertake , uphold , vindicate

Synonyms: abandon , abdicate , abjure , cast off , cease , cede , depart from , desert , discontinue , forego , forsake , forswear , leave , quit , recant , relinquish , renounce , repudiate , resign , retire from , retract , surrender , vacate , withdraw from

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forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego verb

lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

"you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"

Synonyms: spare , antedate , allow , abandon , forfeit , vacate , precede , release , resign , forgo , kick , throw in , predate , surrender , part with , fall by the wayside , lay off , waive , throw overboard , dispense with , cede , stop , relinquish , throw in the towel , deliver , cease , chuck up the sponge , renounce , discontinue , deep-six , drop out , free , antecede , drop by the wayside , forego , quit , foreswear

abandon, give up verb

give up with the intent of never claiming again

"Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"

Synonyms: spare , allow , abandon , forfeit , vacate , release , forsake , forgo , kick , throw in , surrender , part with , fall by the wayside , desolate , lay off , waive , throw overboard , dispense with , cede , stop , empty , desert , relinquish , throw in the towel , deliver , resign , cease , chuck up the sponge , renounce , discontinue , drop out , free , drop by the wayside , forego , quit

drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge verb

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

"In the second round, the challenger gave up"

Synonyms: spare , leave office , allow , abandon , forfeit , vacate , release , put in , resign , forgo , kick , throw in , come in , surrender , part with , fall by the wayside , lay off , waive , throw overboard , dispense with , step down , cede , depart , stop , relinquish , throw in the towel , deliver , inject , cease , chuck up the sponge , renounce , discontinue , drop out , free , drop by the wayside , interpose , take leave , forego , interject , quit , foreswear

discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off verb

put an end to a state or an activity

"Quit teasing your little brother"

Synonyms: spare , leave office , allow , block up , abandon , drop by the wayside , forfeit , vacate , halt , release , resign , forgo , block off , hold back , end , kick , throw in , finish , block , surrender , part with , fall by the wayside , lay off , cede , turn back , waive , throw overboard , stop over , break off , break , throw in the towel , step down , depart , stop , relinquish , blockade , hold on , deliver , arrest , bar , cease , barricade , renounce , take leave , discontinue , contain , drop out , free , chuck up the sponge , kibosh , intercept , terminate , furlough , forego , dispense with , quit , foreswear , check

spare, give up, part with, dispense with verb

give up what is not strictly needed

"he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

Synonyms: spare , allow , abandon , forfeit , vacate , release , resign , save , forgo , kick , throw in , surrender , part with , fall by the wayside , lay off , waive , throw overboard , dispense with , cede , stop , relinquish , throw in the towel , deliver , cease , chuck up the sponge , renounce , discontinue , drop out , free , drop by the wayside , forego , quit , foreswear

release, relinquish, resign, free, give up verb

part with a possession or right

"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

Synonyms: unloosen , unfreeze , allow , unloose , abandon , drop by the wayside , expel , vacate , cede , free , release , resign , forgo , stop , drop out , unblock , rid , kick , exhaust , liberate , publish , surrender , disembarrass , fall by the wayside , lay off , waive , put out , reconcile , let go of , dispense with , exempt , throw overboard , forfeit , justify , absolve , leave office , spare , relieve , secrete , relinquish , throw in the towel , deliver , cease , let go , renounce , dislodge , bring out , discontinue , discharge , issue , step down , chuck up the sponge , submit , disengage , turn , eject , part with , throw in , forego , quit , foreswear , loose

vacate, resign, renounce, give up verb

leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

"She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

Synonyms: empty , allow , abandon , forfeit , abdicate , cede , annul , release , resign , forgo , spare , kick , throw in , lift , surrender , stop , fall by the wayside , rescind , lay off , waive , throw overboard , reconcile , disown , throw in the towel , overturn , repeal , leave office , repudiate , relinquish , step down , deliver , cease , chuck up the sponge , renounce , reverse , discontinue , revoke , drop out , free , submit , part with , vacate , forego , quit , dispense with , countermand , foreswear , drop by the wayside

surrender, cede, deliver, give up verb

relinquish possession or control over

"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

Synonyms: spare , fork up , extradite , rescue , abandon , hand over , forfeit , surrender , dispense with , return , resign , save , fork over , forgo , concede , have , relinquish , throw in , deport , part with , fall by the wayside , redeem , lay off , waive , throw overboard , allow , cease , throw in the towel , grant , discontinue , turn in , birth , stop , render , pitch , cede , deliver , present , yield , chuck up the sponge , renounce , fork out , drop out , free , drive home , drop by the wayside , kick , release , vacate , forego , give birth , quit , bear

surrender, give up verb

give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

"The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

Synonyms: surrender , quit , allow , resign , deliver , chuck up the sponge , vacate , abandon , fall by the wayside , spare , free , lay off , dispense with , drop out , part with , throw overboard , throw in the towel , forego , throw in , waive , renounce , release , drop by the wayside , forgo , cede , discontinue , kick , forfeit , stop , relinquish , cease

stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

"He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"

give up, allow verb

allow the other (baseball) team to score

"give up a run"

Synonyms: let , spare , allow , earmark , abandon , forfeit , vacate , release , resign , forgo , kick , throw in , admit , surrender , part with , fall by the wayside , lay off , waive , throw overboard , reserve , take into account , dispense with , cede , grant , countenance , stop , set aside , relinquish , throw in the towel , deliver , allow for , cease , chuck up the sponge , renounce , leave , discontinue , appropriate , drop out , free , provide , drop by the wayside , permit , tolerate , forego , quit

kick, give up verb

stop consuming

"kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"

Synonyms: spare , allow , abandon , forfeit , vacate , release , resign , forgo , kick , throw in , kvetch , surrender , part with , fall by the wayside , lay off , waive , throw overboard , quetch , dispense with , recoil , stop , sound off , relinquish , throw in the towel , plain , deliver , renounce , cease , chuck up the sponge , complain , discontinue , kick back , drop out , free , drop by the wayside , forego , quit , cede

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Antonyms: resist , withstand , continue , persist

Synonyms: surrender , disgorge , yield , cease , desist , quit , relinquish , waive , cede , succumb , abdicate , abandon , desert

How to use give up in a sentence?

Dan Coats :

We currently assess that North Korea will seek to retain North Korea WMD capabilities, it is unlikely to completely give up North Korea nuclear weapons and production capabilities because North Korea leaders ultimately view nuclear weapons as critical to regime survival. Our assessment is bolstered by our observations of some activity that is inconsistent with full denuclearization.

Kirsten Bridegan :

The fight doesn’t get easier. It gets harder as more time passes without answers. I’m not going to give up. I’m not going to stop fighting for Jared, he deserves justice, the family deserves justice and the community deserves justice.

Raj Patel :

The treatment has made me [feel] very poorly, but I am just glad the cancer was detected when it was. I want to raise awareness so that other people who experience the same symptoms don’t give up and trust their instincts. our priority is to ensure that patients receive the highest quality primary care services at all times.

Rony Halman :

We as a company will bring a commercial claim that will stop the development. We have already sat with lawyers in London. We retained lawyers for this issue, we are not willing to give up on this.

Jamin Thompson :

The path is never easy, and you may take some L's along the way, but never lose belief in yourself or become so insecure that you step off the path for an easier, safer one. The risky, difficult path is usually the one that leads to your true destiny, to your true calling. So always respect the process, and never give up no matter what.

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Give-up antonyms

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  • penalty returned money
  • stand your ground
  • keep secret
  • acknowledge

Antonyms for give-up

verb. ['ˈgɪv'] cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense.

  • give (English)
  • given (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • gefa (Old Norse)

verb. ['ˈgɪv'] be the cause or source of.

verb. ['ˈgɪv'] convey or reveal information.

  • passive trust
  • uncertainty

verb. ['ˈgɪv'] transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.

verb. ['ˈgɪv'] organize or be responsible for.

verb. ['ˈgɪv'] convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow.

  • communicate

verb. ['ˈgɪv'] convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture.

  • disappearance
  • discontinue
  • intercommunicate

verb. ['ˈgɪv'] dedicate.

verb. ['ˈgɪv'] give as a present; make a gift of.

  • natural object

adverb. ['ˈʌp'] spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position.

  • up (English)
  • upp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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Antonyms for give up

  • acknowledge
  • corroborate
  • disacknowledge
  • leave alone
  • pay attention
  • put together
  • stand up to

Definition of give up

  • Old English giefan (W. Saxon) "to give, bestow; allot, grant; commit, devote, entrust," class V strong verb (past tense geaf , past participle giefen ), from Proto-Germanic *gebanan (cf. Old Frisian jeva , Middle Dutch gheven , Dutch geven , Old High German geban , German geben , Gothic giban ), from PIE *ghabh- "to take, hold, have, give" (see habit). It became yiven in Middle English, but changed to guttural "g" by influence of Old Norse gefa "to give," Old Danish givæ . Meaning "to yield to pressure" is from 1570s.
  • Give in "yield" is from 1610s; give out is mid-14c., "publish, announce;" meaning "run out, break down" is from 1520s. Give up "surrender" is mid-12c. To give (someone) a cold seems to reflect the old belief that one could be cured of disease by deliberately infecting others. What gives? "what is happening?" is attested from 1940. Give-and-take (n.) is originally from horse racing (1769) and refers to races in which bigger horses were given more weight to carry, lighter ones less. General sense attested by 1778.
  • As in refund : noun returned money
  • As in kick : verb quit a habit
  • As in lay off : verb stop doing
  • As in leave : verb abandon, renounce
  • As in leave off : verb stop
  • As in lose : verb be deprived of; mislay
  • As in abstain : verb hold back from doing
  • As in quit : verb abandon, leave
  • As in quit : verb stop doing something
  • As in back down : verb back off
  • As in back out : verb withdraw
  • As in refrain : verb do without; keep from doing
  • As in relent : verb die down; let up
  • As in render : verb contribute
  • As in renounce : verb abandon, reject
  • As in abdicate : verb give up a right, position, or power
  • As in scrub : verb cancel
  • As in sell/sell out : verb betray
  • As in shelve : verb defer, postpone
  • As in turn over : verb give, transfer
  • As in vacate : verb leave empty
  • As in write off : verb devalue; forget about
  • As in yield : verb give in, surrender
  • As in back off : verb retreat
  • As in knuckle under : verb give in
  • As in cry uncle : verb to surrender
  • As in give in : verb admit defeat
  • As in break : verb stop an action
  • As in capitulate : verb give in
  • As in cede : verb abandon, surrender
  • As in despond : verb despair
  • As in chicken out : verb back down
  • As in quitclaim : verb abdicate
  • As in comply : verb abide by, follow agreement or instructions
  • As in concede : verb acknowledge, give in
  • As in consent : verb agree
  • As in cut out : verb excise, remove
  • As in abnegate : verb renounce
  • As in deliver : verb relinquish possession
  • As in desert : verb abandon, defect
  • As in desist : verb stop, refrain from
  • As in discard : verb get rid of
  • As in discontinue : verb prevent activity from going on
  • As in dispense with : verb omit; do away with
  • As in do without : verb get along without
  • As in drop : verb let go of; fall
  • As in drop : verb abandon; ignore
  • As in drop out : verb stop doing an activity
  • As in end : verb bring to an end
  • As in eschew : verb have nothing to do with
  • As in extradite : verb send to another place by force
  • As in fall : verb be overthrown by an enemy; surrender
  • As in forsake : verb abandon, turn one's back on
  • As in forswear : verb abandon, disavow
  • As in give in/give up : verb admit defeat
  • As in hand over : verb give back; release
  • He looked back sixty years, and said it was time to give up.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • But give up an inclination, and there is some merit in that.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Why could he not go back, face them, give up his gun, wait for the law to speak?
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Have I not conjured you, as you value my peace—What is it that I do not give up?
  • You have sometimes seemed to pity me, that I am obliged to give up every point.
  • To let yourself be killed when you ought not is to give up fighting.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Then you mean to give up society for the sake of nursing the poor?
  • Only a week—and love was one of the things she had had to give up, with others.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • It had taken courage, God knew, to give up everything and come away.
  • Dr. Ed says Max wants you to give up your training and marry him now.

Synonyms for give up

  • abstain from
  • acquittance
  • admit defeat
  • be alienated from
  • be careless
  • be casualty
  • be destroyed
  • be impoverished
  • be merciful
  • be temperate
  • become poorer
  • blow it off
  • break faith
  • bring to justice
  • bring to trial
  • brush aside
  • buckle under
  • bury the hatchet
  • call it a day
  • call it quits
  • change one's mind
  • change one's tune
  • chicken out
  • come across
  • come across with
  • come around
  • come to terms
  • communicate
  • compensation
  • consolation
  • deny oneself
  • discontinue
  • dispense with
  • divorce oneself from
  • do away with
  • don't make waves
  • don't rock the boat
  • double-cross
  • drop like a hot potato
  • fail to keep
  • fall to pieces
  • forget about
  • get cold feet
  • get on the wagon
  • give a rest
  • give away the store
  • give ground
  • give notice
  • give oneself over
  • give quarter
  • give some slack
  • give the go by
  • give the nod
  • go along with
  • go away from
  • go cold turkey
  • go on the wagon
  • go over the hill
  • go with the flow
  • have done with
  • have no fight left
  • have no stomach for
  • have no truck with
  • kick the habit
  • kiss goodbye
  • knuckle under
  • lay down arms
  • leave hanging
  • leave high and dry
  • leave holding the bag
  • leave in the lurch
  • leave stranded
  • let it happen
  • let well enough alone
  • make a deal
  • make available
  • make concessions
  • make restitution
  • move out of
  • pass into enemy hands
  • play ball with
  • play the game
  • play truant
  • pull the plug
  • put an end to
  • put on back burner
  • put on hold
  • put one's tail between one's legs
  • put the lid on
  • refrain from
  • reimbursement
  • remuneration
  • render needless
  • restitution
  • retribution
  • roll over and play dead
  • satisfaction
  • sell down the river
  • show the door
  • shy away from
  • sign off on
  • sit on one's hands
  • sit on the fence
  • stab in the back
  • stay in line
  • steer clear of
  • straighten up
  • suffer defeat
  • suffer loss
  • take a hike
  • take a loss on
  • take a walk
  • take the cure
  • take the oath
  • take the pledge
  • tergiversate
  • throw in the sponge
  • throw in the towel
  • throw in towel
  • throw overboard
  • turn yellow
  • violate oath
  • walk out on
  • wash hands of
  • wash one's hands of
  • withdraw from agreement or statement

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Meaning of give up in English

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  • After ten minutes trying to get the answer I gave up.
  • "Do you give up?" "No, I want another clue ."
  • I give up - tell me the answer !
  • No, you're wrong - do you give up?
  • I haven't a clue - I give up.
  • accede to something
  • acquiescence
  • be resigned to something idiom
  • bend to something
  • bow down to someone
  • philosophical
  • resignation
  • resort to something
  • settle for something
  • trade something off
  • yield to something
  • give up something
  • He's just given up his car and now cycles to work instead .
  • He reluctantly gave up his motorbike when he could no longer afford to run it.
  • He gave up all his worldly possessions and went to live in a monastery .
  • She agreed to give up her SUV in favour of a smaller car .
  • I'll have to give up my ticket to the concert if I can't find anyone to go with me.
  • abstain from something
  • abstemiously
  • disengagement
  • forbearance
  • hors de combat
  • stop short of something idiom
  • give up (something)
  • I've given up trying to persuade her.
  • I give up - I'm never going to learn this language !
  • I've given up trying to make her happy .
  • He used to try to get me to dress smartly but he's long since given up on me.
  • I've given up going to the gym - it wasn't making any difference .
  • break with something
  • forfeitable
  • give up the ghost idiom
  • self-denying
  • self-denyingly
  • self-renouncing
  • self-renunciation
  • self-sacrifice
  • give (something) up
  • Chewing gum can help people who are giving up smoking .
  • She's agreed to give up chocolate for Lent .
  • He gave up drinking on the advice of his doctor .
  • Even though she's given up meat she still eats fish .
  • I've promised her a holiday if she gives up smoking by next year .
  • give something up
  • He's going to give up rugby at the end of the season .
  • She gave up skiing after her fall last winter .
  • He's giving up the captaincy at the end of the season .
  • He gave up his job in the city to become a plumber .
  • They both gave up their jobs to go travelling .

give someone up

( end friendship ), ( not expect ).

  • give yourself up

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Synonyms of gave up

  • as in relinquished
  • as in abandoned
  • as in succumbed
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Thesaurus Definition of gave up

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • relinquished
  • surrendered
  • turned over
  • handed over
  • transferred
  • parted (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • laid off (of)
  • discontinued
  • had done (with)
  • packed (up or in)
  • knocked off
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Red states that have resisted Medicaid expansion are feeling pressure to give up

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Aides to Gov. Brian Kemp recently sent word to lawmakers he was skeptical of an expansion of the state's Medicaid program, pouring cold water on a push earlier in the session to provide health coverage for hundreds of thousands of uninsured Georgians. Arvin Temkar/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS/ABACA via Reuters Connect hide caption

Aides to Gov. Brian Kemp recently sent word to lawmakers he was skeptical of an expansion of the state's Medicaid program, pouring cold water on a push earlier in the session to provide health coverage for hundreds of thousands of uninsured Georgians.

ATLANTA – Just 10 states have not expanded Medicaid – mostly in the South, where Republicans dominate state legislatures. But a decade after the Affordable Care Act made the option available, Medicaid expansion is becoming harder to resist.

In December, North Carolina became the latest state to expand Medicaid. And now, GOP power brokers in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia suggest there might be an opening to join them – eventually.

Over plates of fried chicken and mashed potatoes, Georgia legislators and policymakers – including many Republicans – gathered near the State Capitol to hear from neighboring states that took the plunge.

"It was not a very pleasant journey very early on," North Carolina Republican Rep. Donny Lambeth told the assembled group. "I was one of the few Republicans. My party would not accept it. But I would tell you, you need to be patient and don't give up."

Lambeth says he spent almost a decade trying to convince his colleagues in the GOP-controlled legislature to expand Medicaid. Several times, he almost gave up.

But Lambeth stuck with it, framing his pitch as "closing the coverage gap" instead of "expanding Medicaid" and telling his colleagues the stories he heard from people around the state.

"The tree farmers in Ashe County, the strawberry farmers down east – the thing they all told me is, 'We don't have health insurance, but we have a family farm we're going to lose if we have a catastrophic event," he said.

Lambeth also assured Georgia lawmakers that none of his GOP colleagues lost a primary over their support for expansion.

Now roughly 600,000 low-income North Carolinians are eligible for coverage. Expansion in Georgia would cover roughly 400,000 people.

But for many Republicans, "Medicaid expansion" is still a toxic phrase tied closely to former President Barack Obama, so some GOP-led states have put their own spin on the program.

Republican lawmakers in Georgia are eyeing a model deployed by Arkansas, where Medicaid expansion dollars fund the purchase of private insurance plans.

Cindy Gillespie, the former Arkansas health secretary, says her state's approach infused money into rural communities over the last decade.

"In the surrounding states, you had 58 hospitals close," she told the gathering. "None were in Arkansas."

In rural Georgia, nine hospitals have closed since 2010 and free clinics have had to help fill the void.

"Our patients depend on us for their routine check ups and medications," says nurse Glenda Battle, who volunteers at the Samaritan Clinic in Albany, Ga. "They have high morbidity and mortality rates."

That was from Battle's testimony to a recent Georgia legislative hearing on Medicaid expansion. Attendees packed the committee room and an overflow crowd stretched down the hallway outside.

"Medicaid expansion is an economic agent," Battle told lawmakers. "It will allow struggling hospitals to remain open to serve the uninsured, low-income in their area and keep others employed."

Many Republicans have come to acknowledge these gaps. But the response so far from Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp – a more limited expansion with a work requirement – has enrolled only about 2,300 people since it launched last year.

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Georgia lawmakers held a roundtable on options for Medicaid expansion in the state. Sam Gringlas/NPR hide caption

Georgia lawmakers held a roundtable on options for Medicaid expansion in the state.

That's about half a percent of what full Medicaid expansion could cover at a higher cost per person.

But despite some tepid interest from top Republicans in the legislature and cautious optimism from Democrats who have long pushed for expansion, Kemp sued the Biden Administration this month to keep his program going and says he is not interested in full expansion.

"You'll have to talk to the people that are proposing that," Kemp told WABE in January. "I mean, those are not my proposals. People have known what my plan is, so that is what I'm pushing forward on."

On Tuesday, after just a month ago signaling openness to exploring Medicaid expansion this year, top Republicans in the Georgia House unveiled a bill suggesting another session will pass without action.

The bill focuses on reforming hospital regulations – often discussed as a component of a potential deal on Medicaid expansion – that merely sets up another study committee to research the Arkansas model.

Meanwhile, Georgia is leaving billions of federal dollars on the table.

"The numbers show that we're being penny wise and pound foolish if we don't get forward with this," Georgia Republican Sen. Chuck Hufstetler said during the panel of Southern health policymakers in January.

Hufstetler, an anesthesiologist who chairs the powerful Senate Finance Committee, noted that Georgia has attracted billions in new investments from companies that make batteries, solar panels and electric vehicles.However, he worries it could become harder to compete for jobs with states like North Carolina that have expanded Medicaid.

"We need workers. We need healthy workers," Hufstetler says. "The number one issue we have in Georgia right now is workers."

For now, a lot of the recent rumblings about Medicaid expansion have been just talk. But as more Republican states sign on, a growing number of lawmakers believe the question is not if, but when.

WABE's Rahul Bali and Jess Mador contributed to this report.

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Love is blind season 6: the real reason brittany & kenneth split (did they give up too quickly).

Love Is Blind season 6 couple Brittany and Kenneth broke up so quickly upon moving in together, and there are reasons for their quick split.

  • Brittany and Kenneth's relationship ended too soon, leaving viewers puzzled about their connection.
  • They were in their first interracial relationship and struggled with physical attraction.
  • Brittany ended things quickly, not giving the relationship enough time, while Kenneth didn't fight for it.

Love Is Blind season 6 has been full of new couples that have interesting connections, but Brittany and Kenneth's relationship may have been broken apart too soon for the couple to truly see if they would've worked together. While Brittany was hopeful she'd find someone to spend her life with on Love Is Blind season 6 , her expectations going into the pods were somewhat low. Kenneth, who is somewhat younger than Brittany, was open to the idea of marriage and felt positive about his prospects for a relationship. Though their expectations were somewhat mismatched, the couple connected in the pods.

Brittany and Kenneth got engaged during their time in the pods, addressing some serious issues head-on before they jumped into an engagement. Upon meeting, Brittany and Kenneth were somewhat surprised by the way the other looked . With emotion flooding both of them, the couple seemed happy to embrace and start their time together as a genuine engaged couple. When they got to the honeymoon, however, things changed drastically. Within the course of a few weeks, Brittany and Kenneth's relationship had crumbled, leaving Love Is Blind season 6 viewers confused about how they'd decided to get together in the first place.

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Brittany & kenneth had never been in an interracial relationship.

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Brittany and Kenneth's relationship was a first for both of them, as neither had dated outside of their race in the past. Connecting on their values and past experiences, Brittany and Kenneth broached the topic of race while they were still in the pods together . Both shared they'd never dated outside of their race, which was something Kenneth was worried would turn Brittany away from him. She reassured him it wasn't something she cared about, and though it didn't appear to be a problem for the couple, it was something that came up more often than necessary.

Brittany Did Not Have "Crave" For Kenneth

While the couple were doing the best they could to connect on a more physical level after getting engaged in the pods, their time together was rarely, if ever, more physical than emotional. By the time the couple returned to North Carolina, Brittany felt the need to bring up the disconnect she felt with her fiance. While Kenneth was also feeling the disconnect , she made it clear that she wasn't sure about how to move forward. She shared that she didn't "crave" Kenneth the way she expected to, and he was happy she acknowledged their lack of physical attraction.

Brittany Did Not Give The Relationship Enough Time

Brittany Love Is Blind Season 6

Although both Kenneth and Brittany weren't feeling much of a connection on Love Is Blind season 6 , the couple were still working through some of their bigger issues when Brittany chose to end their relationship. Kenneth, who appeared like he also wanted to end their relationship, was struggling to comprehend what made Brittany so quick to quit on them. Brittany may have felt firm in what she was feeling, but the fact that she chose to end their relationship so soon didn't allow her to figure out if she could find a level of comfort with Kenneth.

Kenneth Did Not Fight For Brittany

Kenneth Love Is Blind Season 6

Although Kenneth was the one who was broken up within the relationship, his time with Brittany wasn't something he chose to fight for after she broke things off. While Kenneth seemed to be more interested in letting the relationship go , he shared that he would be open to trying to make things work with Brittany before they called it quits. Unfortunately for the Love Is Blind season 6 star, he didn't wind up fighting for his relationship with Brittany, which ultimately ensured they'd be single by the end of the experiment.

Love Is Blind season 6 drops new episodes each Wednesday on Netflix.

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Jennifer Aniston Is Thrilled to Give Barbra Streisand SAG's Life Achievement Award: 'She Paved the Way' (Exclusive)

“She was in my house since I could remember," Aniston told PEOPLE on the red carpet for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Jennifer Aniston couldn't be happier to give Barbra Streisand her Life Achievement Award at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Speaking with PEOPLE on the red carpet at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles on Saturday, the actress, 55, said Streisand "was in my house since I could remember, I just heard that voice… there’s nothing like her."

“There’s no one that compares to her and she paved the way for a lot of us women, all of us, actually," Aniston added.

At the ceremony, Streisand, 81, will accept the SAG Life Achievement Award, given to actors who display the "finest ideals of the acting profession."

SAG-AFTRA first announced that Streisand would be the 59th recipient of its Life Achievement Award in a December press release, describing the EGOT honoree as "one of the greatest entertainers of all time.”

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“Ever since I was a young girl sitting in the Loew’s Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, I dreamed of being one of those actresses I saw on the screen," Streisand said in a statement at the time. "The movies were a portal to a world I could only imagine. Even though I was an unlikely candidate, somehow my dream came true.”

“This award is especially meaningful to me because it comes from my fellow actors, whom I so admire,” she added.

The honor, which is voted on by members of SAG-AFTRA's National Honors and Tributes Committee, went to Sally Field and Helen Mirren in 2023 and 2022, respectively.

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Aniston is among the many stars on The Morning Show nominated for outstanding ensemble performance in a drama series at the 2024 SAG Awards.

See PEOPLE’s coverage of the  2024 SAG Awards  as it airs live on Netflix from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in L.A.

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