Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dished out
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New award for best podcast For the first time, an award for best podcast was handed out.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026 -
Held tonight at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, the 83rd annual ceremony once again places fashion front and center before a single award is handed out.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Iran’s opposition is weak, divided, largely in exile.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
11 Jan. 2026
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But our fragmented media landscape and the dominance of social media have left us polarized and divided.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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Arsenal’s first half in the 4-1 home win against Aston Villa a week ago — when the visitors continuously broke through the middle of the pitch — was the perfect example of what happens when their partnership is split up, in this case by Rice’s knee injury.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the aftermath, Venezuelan society became further split between the wealthy, who wanted to work with the US, and the working class, who sought autonomy from the US.—
James Trapani,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Musk scored another huge windfall two weeks ago when the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision that deprived him of a $55 billion pay package that Tesla doled out in 2018.—
Paul Harloff,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Another sticker is doled out for each touchdown a player completes, and particularly spectacular plays also warrant a decal.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
1 Jan. 2026
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Inspiring crowds of hundreds Per UIL, bands are allotted only eight hours of practice time outside the school day, so directors run each rehearsal with velocity and rigor to make the most of each moment.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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Instead of weeks allotted for each wave of creative development, the client directed us to present new names every few days.—
Anthony Shore,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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No legal responsibility was ever assigned to Woroniecki in connection with the Yates children's deaths.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Feller staff picked three countries to possibly feature, and they were assigned Mongolia, said Kadie Frey, general manager of Lora Hotel & Event Center.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In a 40-page filing to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, the administration insisted that being forced to spend money Congress has already appropriated is a graver injury than the hunger and disruption that would follow from withholding it.—
James Sample,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
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In his signing statement, the President appropriated the arguments put forward by the bill’s champions.—
Time,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Dished out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dished%20out. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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