as in gossiping
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature
a DJ who dishes the celebrity gossip as part of the morning programming
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Recent Examples of dishing
Chelsea Handler is dishing all the dirt surrounding her relationships with famous men.
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Cade Cunningham once again set the tone for Detroit, leading the team with a 25-point double-double while dishing 10 assists.
—Tobias Bass, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Adding that one of his favorite morning hobbies became dishing about the cast with his wife over breakfast.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
Sasha Miller surpassed 100 career goals, scoring six times while also dishing two assists as Beverly bested Masconomet 13-3 in Northeastern Conference girls lacrosse play.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Rumors — vague, unsubstantiated — were a source of incessant dirt-dishing among political insiders and also circulated extensively online.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Gabriela was all over the court, scoring 21 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing 5 assists.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Price was all over the place, scoring 14 points, getting steals and dishing the ball.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Dent rewarded them with a season-high 30 points, dishing seven assists in a second consecutive game with zero turnovers.
—Aaron Heisen, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Cade Cunningham once again set the tone for Detroit, leading the team with a 25-point double-double while dishing 10 assists.
—Tobias Bass, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Adding that one of his favorite morning hobbies became dishing about the cast with his wife over breakfast.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
Sasha Miller surpassed 100 career goals, scoring six times while also dishing two assists as Beverly bested Masconomet 13-3 in Northeastern Conference girls lacrosse play.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Rumors — vague, unsubstantiated — were a source of incessant dirt-dishing among political insiders and also circulated extensively online.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Gabriela was all over the court, scoring 21 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing 5 assists.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Price was all over the place, scoring 14 points, getting steals and dishing the ball.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Dent rewarded them with a season-high 30 points, dishing seven assists in a second consecutive game with zero turnovers.
—Aaron Heisen, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishing
Verb
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On Friday night, the United Talent Agency, along with Vulture, held their yearly elegant soiree, bringing in people from across the scene, with actors, producers, and agents gabbing and gossiping about the past year in Broadway and beyond.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 June 2026
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Reading these conversations feels like attending a party at which each new guest talks over the one before, disputing and undermining, gossiping and bringing into doubt the fundamental purpose of their coming together.—
Joe Dunthorne,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
Verb
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My mother opens the balcony door and starts hanging up underpants, talking to the guests with her back to them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The hottest new social activity is not talking Silent reading clubs are giving like-minded bookworms a brain boost.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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“Dishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishing. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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