DEAL (OUT) Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

deal (out)

verb

Definition of deal (out)

as in to distribute

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals aid workers dealt out a packet of emergency supplies to each earthquake victim

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Verb

The publisher will also distribute the audiobook to 100,000 teachers affiliated with Book Clubs in collaboration with Audible and Pottermore.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Among the additional counts against Andrew are allegations of making or distributing indecent images of children and possessing extreme pornography.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of distribute

Verb

Inside its Equipment Innovation Center in Atlanta, a massive television screen displays real-time data showing what drinks dispensed by the Freestyle are trending, what time of day and where — from the region to the type of business.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Those sales were hit by federal legislation that requires pharmacies to dispense some high-cost Medicare drugs at capped prices, the retailer said.

— Anne D'Innocenzio, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dispense

Verb

The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore are seeking to pause an order requiring it to provide records in lawsuit with Inspector General while the city appeals.

— Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 26 Aug. 2026
The explosions provide different interruptions, punctuating the moment as one of Keeley’s ideas plays out in real time.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of provide

Verb

The investigation was sparked after the West Side safety net hospital came under fire for improperly doling out COVID-19 vaccinations soon after the shots became available.

— Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
So far, the state has approved $147 million in disbursements; just under $22 million of that has been doled out to local law enforcement.

— Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of dole out

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My interest came from learning folk songs, memorable stories passed down over the generations in an oral sense before the American music business cut it up and started handing out ownership of copyrights and publishing.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
The giveaway handed out 1,000 meals, 1,000 drinks and 2,000 buckets of emergency supplies.

— Chris Tye, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hand out

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That growth is likely to build as Jersey Mike's embraces more digital marketing initiatives, with the company already planning to allocate 20% of advertising dollars to digital channels over the next 12 to 18 months, Stump said.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
The objective is to allocate capital where each dollar has the highest probability of creating long-term shareholder value.

— Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of allocate

Verb

The case has become a national cultural fixation and a social media spectacle, gripping and dividing spectators well beyond the Massachusetts courtroom where the 36-year-old mother is charged with killing her three young children.

— Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Essentially a form of computational fluid dynamics, the simulation divides the flow passages into a very large number of tiny regions and calculates things such as velocity, pressure, turbulence, and temperature throughout the component.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of divide

Verb

Taylor Farms says 40% of salad kits sold at grocery stores come from the company, giving it a massive role in supplying a convenient and cheap vegetable option for many shoppers.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The deep muck provides a cap for the shallow aquifer, helping to clean and filter freshwater that supplies drinking water for Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and parts of Palm Beach County.

— Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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