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
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Monk knocked down a 3-pointer, dished to Sabonis for a dunk and threw down a dunk of his own as the Kings came back to cut the deficit to three at the end of the first quarter.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Pastrnak paused briefly for some help and dished to Geekie, who beat Mrazek with a wrister from the high slot for his fourth.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
However, friendships aren’t the only thing that Shepherd dished on during her approximately two-hour show.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
In a May interview with USA TODAY, Manganiello dished on how O'Connor turned their dog Bubbles into a social media star.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
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
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
Bogavac scored 10 points and dished five assists while playing 20 minutes off the bench.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Monk knocked down a 3-pointer, dished to Sabonis for a dunk and threw down a dunk of his own as the Kings came back to cut the deficit to three at the end of the first quarter.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Pastrnak paused briefly for some help and dished to Geekie, who beat Mrazek with a wrister from the high slot for his fourth.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
However, friendships aren’t the only thing that Shepherd dished on during her approximately two-hour show.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
In a May interview with USA TODAY, Manganiello dished on how O'Connor turned their dog Bubbles into a social media star.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dished
Adjective
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As the electrons pushed outward toward the tube walls, the plasma shaped itself like a concave lens.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Soarin’ hang-gliding flight simulator attractions combine mechanical lift systems with three rows of seats and aerial footage projected onto an 80-foot-tall concave domed movie screen to create a visual tour tied to a specific theme.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 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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With both of these cases being largely hollow and uninteresting, even despite the involvement of a traffic-cone-size butt plug, the burden is on Allura’s arc to grip us.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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Any other creation theory – hollow Earth, flat Earth, mud collection, hanging cord, corpse reuse, dreamtime, biosphere as gemstone in the ring of a galactic giant, please insert alternative here.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The two talked later in the game near the benches.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nelson, author of 2021’s Boys Enter the House, talked to the friends and family of the victims, as well as some who’d survived Gacy’s crimes, going even deeper on the victims’ stories.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Now here’s Auburn, debating whether to retain sunken coach Hugh Freeze for a fourth season.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
30 Oct. 2025
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The home features a walkout basement with a movie theater, spa, custom workout room and sunken golf simulator, Heffernan said.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Dished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dished. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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