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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishing out
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In earnest style, Safdie has been literally handing out flyers to his movie for a while in Manhattan.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025 -
But that’s harder to say out loud when the industry keeps handing out gold stars for burnout.—
Rochelle Ratkaj,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Even before she was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Alexander Payne’s Nebraska (2002), the 95-year-old actor had been a go-to Everygrandma, doling out enough geriatric sass to make the Golden Girls bow down yet doing so in the most polite, Midwestern way imaginable.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Consider the absurdity of carving a single oozing arancini into three or four pieces, doling out two measly salad leaves each to a foursome, or hacking a pristine fish fillet into chum for five.—
Maggie Hennessy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Dishing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishing%20out. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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