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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Meta, for example, is dishing out $100 million signing bonuses to woo top OpenAI researchers.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
Kelsey Plum scored 20 points and dished out seven assists, with Dearica Hamby adding 19 points of her own.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
For a fun coffee break, try The Coffee Cowboy, which dishes out mochas, etc., from a horse trailer parked at the foot of the town’s towering peaks.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
The bottom line is, viewers will get to watch Dr. Dubrow dish out any and all reality checks the cast needs to hear, because that kind of honesty hasn't been around enough.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 9 July 2025
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
Kelsey Plum scored 20 points and dished out seven assists, with Dearica Hamby adding 19 points of her own.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
For a fun coffee break, try The Coffee Cowboy, which dishes out mochas, etc., from a horse trailer parked at the foot of the town’s towering peaks.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
The bottom line is, viewers will get to watch Dr. Dubrow dish out any and all reality checks the cast needs to hear, because that kind of honesty hasn't been around enough.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 9 July 2025
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“Dish out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dish%20out. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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