dished out

past tense of dish out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dished out
Verb
  • The song was released in 1973, only a few years after The Beatles split, highlighting how quickly the two reconnected.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • After a tumultuous on-and-off-again relationship, Tran and Brown officially split in late 2014.
    Alex Heigl, People.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • While Medicaid and Medicare haven't been specified as areas to cut, the committee will have to make final decisions, and Medicaid and Medicare are allotted a considerable portion of the committee's funding.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
  • In the short term, more is being allotted to farms and communities in Central and Southern California.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Every player at Brentford is assigned to a member of the coaching staff.
    Jay Harris, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that individuals whose passport gender does not match their gender assigned at birth may have their visa or travel permit denied.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The total number of contracts is about 6,200, representing programs that were appropriated by Congress in the last budget approval.
    Melody Schreiber, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The nonprofit Climate United sued the administration this weekend to unfreeze a $7 billion federal grant awarded by the Biden administration, using money Congress appropriated, that will fund clean energy and solar projects around the nation.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Dished out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dished%20out. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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