Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dished out
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And a pair of honorary Palmes will be handed out, to Barbra Streisand and to Peter Jackson.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026 -
The awards show also sees trophies handed out across 114 categories.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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In Budapest ahead of the vote, people were divided on whether Orbán’s long political rule could really come to an end.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Dining on one popular cruise ship is getting a comfort-food shakeup — and passengers are divided over the change.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Guardians answered with another three runs in the bottom half of the inning to hand the Cubs a 6-5 loss to split Sunday’s doubleheader.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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The housing project will be split into two phases, starting with Declan Research Park, according to Flournoy’s website.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His proposal would hold flat a consistent source of revenue, Local Government Distributive Funds — a slice of state income taxes doled out to municipalities.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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That’s where the money is doled out.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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Each astronaut has two nonwater beverages allotted to them per day, according to NASA.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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For the past decade, the Rock Hall has allotted one spot on the shortlist for a capital-H hip-hop artist.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
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In January, a DNA profile was successfully developed and uploaded to a direct-to-consumer ancestry database while a genealogist assigned to the Riverside Cold Case Homicide Team was able to positively identify a potential match to a close relative in Alabama.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Ross, who was assigned female at birth, began feeling dysphoric around puberty.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That money is appropriated annually by Congress, where there is widespread support for the alliance.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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By state law, the legislature is supposed to fund 92% of those excess costs, but since 2011, the legislature has not appropriated enough to reach that mark.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Dished out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dished%20out. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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