dishing out

Definition of dishing outnext
present participle of dish out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishing out
Verb
  • The Heart Party Favors or Milk Chocolate Heart Candy Canes are ideal for handing out to your child’s class or party favors for your Galentine’s get-together, while the 10-ounce bags are perfect for baking or filling a candy bowl at home or the office.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Both are on a mission, handing out flyers for Luis’ missing daughter, Mar, swallowed by the seemingly endless nomadic rave culture.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In the south, Shenzhen was already doling out $70 million a year to support local AI firms and research, while Chengdu, in the west, invested $42 million in a start-up called Zhipu AI to bring a new model-training center and research facility to the city.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The funding comes from a $250 million pot of money the Federal Emergency Management Agency is doling out through a new Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems grant program.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Dishing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishing%20out. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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