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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Kade Speckman, Lutheran’s 6–foot-9 senior power forward, used his size to punish the Raptors, pouring in 13 points and not one, but two alley oops that Makkai dished out.
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Alissa Noe, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Banchero did a little bit of everything from the jump by dishing out five first-quarter assists.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
Smith scored 24 points and dished out five assists as Ontario Christian captured its first state title in school history.
—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
With a trip to the state championship game on the line, the 6-foot-6 junior forward was ready for anything the Dukes could dish out.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
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Alissa Noe, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Banchero did a little bit of everything from the jump by dishing out five first-quarter assists.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
Smith scored 24 points and dished out five assists as Ontario Christian captured its first state title in school history.
—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
With a trip to the state championship game on the line, the 6-foot-6 junior forward was ready for anything the Dukes could dish out.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Dish out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dish%20out. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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