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dished

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verb

past tense of dish

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dished
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 During a panel discussion, the pair — who have previously worked together on several projects — dished on joining the second season of the historical romance series When Hope Calls, which premieres in January on the Great American Family network. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dished
Adjective
  • High atop a particularly craggy one, the rainfall gets a toehold beneath soil clinging to a very steep and slightly concave slope of rock.
    Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
  • Jan, 2022 Was the mask sandwiched between concave and convex metal electrodes?
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2020
Adjective
  • Equally hollow are the claims that his proposal is low risk.
    Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • Most of the other obvious yuks are flashy and hollow: Of course M3GAN will dance.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Staff from New Hampshire Public Radio talked to everyone, from roadtrippers to small business owners, state park workers, and local university students.
    Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As part of his teaching, the court heard that Westwood talked to one teenager, who was raped, about a masturbation scene from Bridgerton.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Another boater reported the sunken ship Wednesday afternoon to Brewster Fire and Rescue, which then notified the Massachusetts State Police and Massachusetts Environmental Police.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
  • The most prominent art piece is a copper oak tree that stands next to the sunken living room.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025

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“Dished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dished. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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