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
Newsom rolled out the program in 2019 and California has doled out $5 billion through it.
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
In an interview for Page Six published on April 7, the bestselling author, whose new novel American Fantasy is out now, doled out some of her own recommended reading.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
His proposal would hold flat a consistent source of revenue, Local Government Distributive Funds — a slice of state income taxes doled out to municipalities.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
That’s where the rules are doled out.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
That legislation included about $10 billion for NASA to be doled out over the next six years, but much of it has already been allocated to specific projects.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
In an interview for Page Six published on April 7, the bestselling author, whose new novel American Fantasy is out now, doled out some of her own recommended reading.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
His proposal would hold flat a consistent source of revenue, Local Government Distributive Funds — a slice of state income taxes doled out to municipalities.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
That’s where the rules are doled out.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
That legislation included about $10 billion for NASA to be doled out over the next six years, but much of it has already been allocated to specific projects.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doled out
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Housing staff are expected to create an online dashboard and heat map using data to track how funding is distributed, geographic areas where outreach and services are being provided, and a breakdown of where such services are being provided in-person or virtually by council district.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The film, whose producers include Wim Wenders, is distributed in Germany and Switzerland by DCM.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ernesto was an activist who dispensed food and medicine in Salvadoran refugee camps.—
Menika Dirkson,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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The need for the list took on new urgency in 2012, when more than 60 people died from fungal meningitis infections contracted from a drug produced at a compounding facility and dispensed to hundreds of people.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Authorities still have not provided the results of the chemical test taken after the arrest.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Barely 24 hours after LaMelo Ball’s play on Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo, the NBA handed out its discipline for the act.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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To that end, Vancouver handed out nearly $200 million in total contractual commitments to veteran players like Brock Boeser, Kevin Lankinen, Thatcher Demko, Marcus Pettersson, Drew O’Connor and Conor Garland between January and July 2025.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In Budapest ahead of the vote, people were divided on whether Orbán’s long political rule could really come to an end.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Dining on one popular cruise ship is getting a comfort-food shakeup — and passengers are divided over the change.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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However, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski indicated the situation is ultimately about federal funding decisions and how resources are allocated.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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India’s Constitution mandates that parliamentary seats be allocated by population and revised after each census.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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