dish out

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Recent Examples of dish out Aston Villa travels to the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday hoping to dish out another Premier League double over Brentford after beating the same foe home and away last term. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 People on the ground in Pensacola, Florida – where the old logo still shines bright above the interstate – were quick to dish out criticism. Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025 In one of its most aggressive moves, Meta acquired Alexandr Wang, founder of Scale AI, as part of a deal that saw the Facebook parent dish out $14.3 billion for a 49% stake in the AI startup. Dylan Butts, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025 The South Florida side came from behind to grab the group stage victory, as Suarez dished out helpers to Rodrigo De Paul and Tadeo Allende that were sandwiched around a goal of his own. Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dish out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dish out
Verb
  • At times, the officials handing out honors have been willing to overlook some bad behavior undertaken in the campaign against Castro.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The volume coming from the stage had never been so loud; production staff handed out earplugs to people in the first few rows.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Just as importantly, though, cooks engineer plates that are physically easier to share and more generously portioned.
    Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
  • However, either nut can fit into a balanced, nutritious diet and can support weight control when portioned mindfully.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The private pool is perfectly proportioned and shaded terraces invite afternoon snoozes or sunset spritzes.
    Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • This can not only help your room feel properly proportioned but can also enable easy flow throughout the space.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Cleveland was mostly splitting its DH at-bats between Manzardo and David Fry … whose September pop came on an accidental Tarik Skubal fastball to his nose.
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The acquisition announcement comes as MSNBC prepares to split from NBC as part of parent company Comcast’s move to spin off its cable properties into a separate company, to be called Versant.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her hair, cut slightly above her shoulders in a bob cut, was parted to one side.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Morgan Pope won part one of the Final HOH competition, sending her straight to part three.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Each side has been allotted one hour and 45 minutes for their closing arguments.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Per the rules of the competition, participants are allotted three attempts to skim their stone as far as possible.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Powered by TalkShopLive’s interactive platform, the event merged insightful, behind-the-scenes celebrity storytelling with step-by-step tutorials that could be replicated in an instant — simply by adding to cart the products mentioned by Nandy, with relevant anecdotes doled out by Berkley.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Pick from an assortment of delicious recipes doled out by a roster of sprightly locals, from apple strudel to Sacher-style chocolate gâteaux.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025

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