dish out
verb
dished out; dishing out; dishes out
: to give or dispense freely
dish out gifts
dish out advice
dish out punishment
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Avoid a one-way broadcast and dishing out insights.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
With Luka Doncic hobbled due to a stomach bug, the Lakers fell 116-104 in Game 3 in Minnesota, despite LeBron James, at 40 years old, playing 41 minutes, scoring 38 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and dishing out four assists.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Young shot 12 of 28 (42.9 percent) from the field and 3 of 10 (30 percent) on threes while dishing out 17 assists to nine turnovers during the 155 possessions that Mitchell guarded him this regular season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Shannon Balfe buried six goals and dished out an assist, as Whitman-Hanson cruised to a 20-9 win over Oliver Ames.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
With Luka Doncic hobbled due to a stomach bug, the Lakers fell 116-104 in Game 3 in Minnesota, despite LeBron James, at 40 years old, playing 41 minutes, scoring 38 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and dishing out four assists.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Young shot 12 of 28 (42.9 percent) from the field and 3 of 10 (30 percent) on threes while dishing out 17 assists to nine turnovers during the 155 possessions that Mitchell guarded him this regular season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Shannon Balfe buried six goals and dished out an assist, as Whitman-Hanson cruised to a 20-9 win over Oliver Ames.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Dish out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dish%20out. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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