dished out

Definition of dished outnext
past tense of dish out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dished out
Verb
  • On the day, Edmilson performed training drills with attendees, handed out medals, and spoke to them about his life.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Data released by the California capital show that officers handed out more than 5,500 citations for the offense under city code in 2025.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Today, Ethiopia — Africa’s second most populous nation with over 135 million people — stands deeply divided, facing violent ethnic conflicts, restrictions on free speech and crackdowns on dissent.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
  • At the broadest level, it is divided into the three independent interconnections.
    Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • Those who paid taxes in 2023 reflecting higher than a 15% increase will be issued credits split over their property tax bills throughout the next three years.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
  • Graphite One says production will be split between materials optimized for energy storage systems, fast-charging applications, and high-energy-density batteries.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • More than $200 billion in Covid relief loans and grants was most likely doled out to fraudsters from March 2020 to January 2022, according to government reports.
    Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 3 June 2026
  • Since 2015, the program has doled out funds to nonprofits that are considered high-risk targets for violence and hate crimes due to their ideology, beliefs or mission.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • More resources should be allotted for staff to respond to requests for corrections.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
  • Kraft Sports + Entertainment COO Jim Nolan said the stadium will be able to add to the 5,000 parking spaces currently allotted for World Cup attendees, and also noted that independent lots along Route 1 will account for another 5,000 spots.
    Neal Riley, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Butlers here are called Aris Meehas, a historical Maldivian reference to someone assigned to serve royalty—thankfully, interactions are more easy-going than overly deferential.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
  • With Mayo’s team working the 2023 women’s final — alongside Villarreal, who was in the video booth — seven MLS officials have worked the last two World Cup finals and at least one PRO official has been assigned to 19 of the 32 knockout games in the most recent men’s and women’s tournaments.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • One of the designs that Shein allegedly appropriated was a shirt from INAC’s Red Day Dress collection, which is designed to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit People.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
  • Moreover, such a reassessment is supposed to consider these impacts in a larger environment of contemporary communication in order to trace instances of remediation too, namely, to reveal how characteristics of old media are replaced or appropriated and incorporated.
    Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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“Dished out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dished%20out. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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