dishing out

present participle of dish out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishing out
Verb
  • Markevych works with about 20 colleagues and spends much of her time driving around eastern Ukraine in a van, organizing tutoring and puppet shows and handing out books.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Swift’s dad Scott even got in on the fun, and was seen handing out bracelets to fans at shows, and Ed previously did so, too, at Swift’s concert in Toronto in November 2024.
    Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Every Sunday, Avenida Paulista closes to cars and becomes a pedestrian boulevard with musicians performing on street corners and food vendors doling out fresh sugarcane juice.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This one does things a bit differently, though, being of the non-aerosol variety and instead doling out its magic in powder form.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Dishing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishing%20out. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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