as in distributed
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
she doles out office supplies as if she were paying for them out of her own pocket
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Recent Examples of doled out
Swiss brand Hazemann & Monnin took home LV’s Watch Prize for Independent Creatives in Paris yesterday evening, making the second time the famed fashion house has doled out the award.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2026
As city leaders doled out contracts to Washington, emails detailing allegations against the nonprofit leader followed, according to the emails and two sources who spoke with The Star.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
As of March 3, the agency had doled out 74% fewer competitive, or new, awards than the average for the same period in the 2021-2024 fiscal years, according to an analysis by researchers at Johns Hopkins.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Mar. 2026
Ignoring any other benefits, the value of saving those 223 lives was worth $3 billion, almost three times the amount the Active Transportation Program doled out to save them.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Which means that after a memorable monologue from returning host Conan O'Brien, the Academy Award trophies will be doled out amongst the nominees, one by one.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
School programs would be funded through money doled out by the Illinois State Board of Education.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
The decision omitted any details about the refunds, leaving it up to lower courts, such as the Court of International Trade, to outline the process of how they would be doled out.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
After Rangeview’s undefeated season went up in smoke last March at the Denver Coliseum, Archie Weatherspoon V doled out a big hug and an even bigger proclamation.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2026
As city leaders doled out contracts to Washington, emails detailing allegations against the nonprofit leader followed, according to the emails and two sources who spoke with The Star.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
As of March 3, the agency had doled out 74% fewer competitive, or new, awards than the average for the same period in the 2021-2024 fiscal years, according to an analysis by researchers at Johns Hopkins.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Mar. 2026
Ignoring any other benefits, the value of saving those 223 lives was worth $3 billion, almost three times the amount the Active Transportation Program doled out to save them.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Which means that after a memorable monologue from returning host Conan O'Brien, the Academy Award trophies will be doled out amongst the nominees, one by one.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
School programs would be funded through money doled out by the Illinois State Board of Education.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
The decision omitted any details about the refunds, leaving it up to lower courts, such as the Court of International Trade, to outline the process of how they would be doled out.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
After Rangeview’s undefeated season went up in smoke last March at the Denver Coliseum, Archie Weatherspoon V doled out a big hug and an even bigger proclamation.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doled out
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Organizers have distributed petition sheets to more than 100 volunteers and are asking that those volunteers turn in their pages to a group leader by Sunday.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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The international aid is usually distributed free of charge by the state through the network of stores that Cubans use to buy food, except in cases where a donor specifies that a shipment should have a specific destination, such as medicine for hospitals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The federal government ultimately paid more than $6 million for prescription drugs that were never dispensed, according to the DOJ.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Or a slightly shorter series that dispensed with the preamble, but gave the real meat of the story more room to breathe?—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Officers worked to free the trapped passenger and provided medical aid until other EMS personnel and rescue crews arrived.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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After the record was certified, volunteers handed out the sandwiches to travelers, airport workers and Transportation Security Administration staff, who have been working without pay during the government shutdown.—
Tassanee Vejpongsa,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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After the record was certified, volunteers handed out the sandwiches to travelers, airport workers and Transportation Security Administration staff, who have been working without pay during the government shutdown.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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But Republican supermajorities in the House and Senate find themselves at a familiar impasse, bitterly divided over which approach to take.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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That’s leaving defense tech firms divided over whether to hike capacity to win deals and risk profitability, or hold off and potentially miss opportunities.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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It’s not been allocated to another project.—
Desiree Mathurin
March 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Miami Herald reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to ask about whether the document corresponds to payments allocated or already disbursed.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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