DISHED OUT Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

dished out

verb

past tense of dish out

as in measured (out)

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Southern California bosses handed out pay hikes below what the typical American worker earned over four consecutive quarters.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2026
To accentuate the connection to cinema, little tubs of popcorn were handed out upon arrival—adding to the theatrical effect of the mountains in the background blurring with the mountains on the screen as darkness descended.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of handed out

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Via a points system, entrants will not only compete for prize money in individual races but also vie for a $5 million prize pool divided up based on the series’ final standings.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Congressional Republicans are headed into the home stretch ahead of a crucial midterm election year bitterly divided over their competing legislative priorities.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

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When asked about the punishment doled out for fumbling the football, which is the ultimate cardinal sin of the sport, De’Von Achane seemingly thought creating one was a good idea, and pledged to get back to the media with an idea.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
The game’s template solidified over the course of four Game Changer installments, doled out once per season until Make Some Noise became a stand-alone show in 2022.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026

Definition of doled out

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For a long time, the prime real estate for podcast discovery was Apple’s iTunes, where new podcasts were allotted their own row for a week.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Experts say the vast majority of nonprofits cap the amount of vacation time an employee can accrue, most often to one-and-a-half times the vacation hours allotted to them for a single year.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of allotted

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Secret Service Director Sean Curran told reporters that the agency had more than 10,000 investigations into threats against people the agency has been assigned to protect.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
After being assigned full-time to the Highway Interdiction Unit, Bosco and Deputy Samuelson became one of the most successful K9 teams in the region, regularly busting drug traffickers traveling along highways and interstates in LaPorte County.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of assigned

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Its funding comes from money appropriated by Congress, as well as donations from corporations and individuals.

— Sarah Webber, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
District officials warned against budgeting money that had not yet been appropriated, while educators, their unions and other supporters argued that failing to do so would certainly trigger deeper cuts to classrooms already stretched thin.

— Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of appropriated

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