doled out

past tense of dole out

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Recent Examples of doled out Chinese funds are also doled out on an ad hoc basis with little transparency. Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026 The billionaire philanthropist, novelist, and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has doled out more than $26 billion to charity during the past few years, but has done so without much fanfare. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 When asked about the punishment doled out for fumbling the football, which is the ultimate cardinal sin of the sport, De’Von Achane seemingly thought creating one was a good idea, and pledged to get back to the media with an idea. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 The game’s template solidified over the course of four Game Changer installments, doled out once per season until Make Some Noise became a stand-alone show in 2022. Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026 The proposal asks for the money to be doled out over a five-year period, which includes $250 million payments in 2029 and 2030 and smaller increments in the other three years. Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 In dozens of declarations collected as part of the court record, detainees recounted broccoli full of worms, diapers doled out one at a time, and staff tearing up children’s drawings. Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Before that, the Academy doled out an Honorary Oscar when the impact and excellence of a foreign film became too conspicuous to ignore, as with Italy’s The Bicycle Thief in 1949 or Japan’s Rashomon in 1952. Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026 An analysis of a torrent of public comments submitted on a White House proposal to change the way federal contracts and grants are doled out shows a widespread rebuke of the potential change by scientists and others. Anil Oza, STAT, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doled out
Verb
  • The company said its network reaches more than 700 million viewers in India and is distributed in over 150 countries.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Within urban communities Hoodoo became increasingly commercialized, its ritual material distributed through supply houses, sold in stores, and advertised in the growing African American media.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That’s the takeaway from an incident in the small city of Chuzhou, China, after a large langue model dispensed some advice that led to the untimely death of 25 acres worth of produce.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The clarifying agent can be dispensed into the water via the app while the robot is making its rounds, and it is designed to help keep your pool water sparkling.
    John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Instead, the rain dissipated around noon, the temperature dropped, and a slight breeze provided a slight reprieve to the corn-sweat humidity that engulfs this region every August.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The funding would reimburse services provided to Oakland County residents, including cancer screenings, annual wellness exams, STI testing and treatment, contraception, and reproductive health counseling.
    Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Volunteers handed out 550 backpacks filled with school supplies, while barbers and stylists provided about 100 free haircuts.
    Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Other suspensions Pearce was one of four suspensions the NFL handed out Friday.
    Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Men’s domestic cricket in Pakistan, aside from a brief spell from 2019 to 2023 while former Test captain Imran Khan was the country’s prime minister and instigated change, is divided between teams from regions and departments.
    Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Customer data, inventory visibility, budgets, and decision rights should not remain divided by channel.
    Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Building a Better California has also allocated a large chunk of its massive war chest to reserve $87 million worth of advertising time ahead of the November election to sway public opinion, the New York Times reported last month.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Yet the ones that are less successful tend to be more allocated.
    Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Doled out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doled%20out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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