as in concave
curved inward
Arabian horses are noted for their dished muzzles and large wide-set eyes
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as in gossiped
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature
a DJ who dishes the celebrity gossip as part of the morning programming
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Recent Examples of dished
Catherine Santino, People.com, 4 June 2025
Before the Palme d’Or gets dished out and after power cuts took down the town’s electricity for a day, Cannes was abuzz with the burning question: qui a gagné le Palm Dog?
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 May 2025
Dončić scored 19 points, dished 12 assists and collected 15 rebounds for Los Angeles, which improved to 34-21 with the victory.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
An arcing flat handlebar (above) comes as stock, as do reasonable forward controls, a dished seat and a clever tiny but informative LCD screen built into the handlebar clasp.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Grizzly bears typically have short, rounded ears, a dished facial profile, a prominent shoulder hump and 2-4 inch long claws.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 20 June 2024
They’re dished on the horizontal axis, but effectively straight up and down, with a nearly flat profile.
—Mark Knapp, PCMAG, 4 Sep. 2023
Nick Wass/Associated Press Craig Smith’s offensive struggles continued after being dished to Washington as part of the Dmitry Orlov-Garnet Hathaway acquisitions.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
Jay King, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The mountain was dished in at the top.
—Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
Jones dished on the details to Carlos King during a recent interview on his podcast.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Taylor Bello scored four goals, while Rachel Oliwa dished two assists as Hingham rolled to an 8-0 Patriot League win over Pembroke.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The Guy’s Grocery Games host dished on what his wife, Lori, thinks of his edgy appearance in the latest episode of the Bertcast podcast.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
While an official date hasn’t been announced for the couple’s private wedding, a source dished that the wedding planning stages aren’t even a thing yet.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
More on what The Pitt team dished about Season 2 can be found here.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025
All of the punishment Burton dished came to a head late in the fourth quarter.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
On the Monday, June 2 episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Johnson, 35, dished on why Pascal, 50, can sometimes be spotted wearing items from her wardrobe.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 4 June 2025
Before the Palme d’Or gets dished out and after power cuts took down the town’s electricity for a day, Cannes was abuzz with the burning question: qui a gagné le Palm Dog?
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 May 2025
Dončić scored 19 points, dished 12 assists and collected 15 rebounds for Los Angeles, which improved to 34-21 with the victory.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
An arcing flat handlebar (above) comes as stock, as do reasonable forward controls, a dished seat and a clever tiny but informative LCD screen built into the handlebar clasp.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Grizzly bears typically have short, rounded ears, a dished facial profile, a prominent shoulder hump and 2-4 inch long claws.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 20 June 2024
They’re dished on the horizontal axis, but effectively straight up and down, with a nearly flat profile.
—Mark Knapp, PCMAG, 4 Sep. 2023
Nick Wass/Associated Press Craig Smith’s offensive struggles continued after being dished to Washington as part of the Dmitry Orlov-Garnet Hathaway acquisitions.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
Verb
Minott crashed the glass and dished a couple of fast-break assists.
—Jay King, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The mountain was dished in at the top.
—Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
Jones dished on the details to Carlos King during a recent interview on his podcast.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Taylor Bello scored four goals, while Rachel Oliwa dished two assists as Hingham rolled to an 8-0 Patriot League win over Pembroke.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The Guy’s Grocery Games host dished on what his wife, Lori, thinks of his edgy appearance in the latest episode of the Bertcast podcast.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
While an official date hasn’t been announced for the couple’s private wedding, a source dished that the wedding planning stages aren’t even a thing yet.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
More on what The Pitt team dished about Season 2 can be found here.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025
All of the punishment Burton dished came to a head late in the fourth quarter.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dished
Adjective
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In particular, the concave deck feels a lot like a skateboard and allows for better board feel and control—enabling Payne to do actual kick-flips on the wave.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The bell and diaphragm devices have a wide, flat side for high frequencies and a smaller, concave side for low frequencies.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Researchers found that both same-gender and different-gender couples gossiped for about 38 minutes a day individually and 29 minutes a day together.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The past nine months have shown hollow threats – the Kremlin’s, and Trump’s - are quickly exposed.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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This wasp builds tan paper nests containing several hundred workers in hollow trees, walls, and attics.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ed Sheeran has talked openly about thinking of his career in arithmetic terms.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Fast-rising British star Mia McKenna-Bruce has landed herself a role in one of the buzziest and most talked-about upcoming film series.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Burnett’s stage was designed so that the audience was seated below the eye level of the performers, in a sunken pit, rather than above them, on risers.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Dished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dished. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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