DISHED OUT Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

dished out

verb

past tense of dish out

as in measured (out)

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Alongside the films, the lineup takes in a heritage walk, master classes and conversations with filmmakers, with prizes to be handed out in the youth video challenge and Nepal panorama sections.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Earlier this month, his wife handed out $10 gift cards at a gas station.

— Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of handed out

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But from the moment it was announced in November 2025, the wealth tax divided Democrats and some labor groups.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The Constitution’s requirement of a two-thirds super-majority to remove a leader guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors is an all but insurmountable barrier in a country that has become as divided as this one.

— Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of divided

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The Global Methodist Church, a conservative group, split from the denomination in 2022.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
The men and women, both of whom split their home games between Hartford and M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion on campus, have staged periodic doubleheaders in the years since, when schedules intersected.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of split

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The Pirates, Meyer said, do not spend all the money they are allotted to sign draft picks.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
The research and design process for the makeup was allotted 18 months prior to principal photography, so Dunckley had the opportunity to get the execution down to a science.

— Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of allotted

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State officials dismissed the allegation as speculation but explicitly warned the Authority not to pay higher rates for work assigned to those $35-an-hour positions.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
The responsibility assigned to Caitlin Clark The list of WNBA media members who have openly called for Clark to denounce online hate, something Clark has done multiple times by the way, is almost too long to count.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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