DOLED OUT Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

doled out

verb

past tense of dole out

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 Cowboys owner Jerry Jones responded to the fine by saying the Cowboys would appeal but understood why it was doled out. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026 Heading into the final weekend of the primary, the two gubernatorial frontrunners remain the biggest recipients of the state’s matching fund program that has doled out $3 million so far this election cycle. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 While some of those are doled out based on formulas such as population and crime rates, another bucket of them are competitively awarded. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 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 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

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This story was originally published by InvestigateWest and distributed through a partnership with the Associated Press.

— Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
History shows that trade imbalances of this scale almost always end painfully—and that the pain of the adjustment is not distributed evenly.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of distributed

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Inside its Equipment Innovation Center in Atlanta, a massive television screen displays real-time data showing what drinks dispensed by the Freestyle are trending, what time of day and where — from the region to the type of business.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Standard treatment of anaphylaxis is a shot of epinephrine — commonly dispensed in an Epi-Pen — followed by a trip to the emergency room.

— Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of dispensed

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There are no instructions handed out, no pregame walkthroughs.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
City officials estimate that 9,000 to 10,000 migrants — including about 2,000 minors — could still be in the city, based on the number of daily food rations handed out by aid groups.

— Antonio Sempere, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of handed out

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For example, peonies, irises, daffodils, and astilbes are best divided in the fall, while perennials like sedum, asters, coneflower, lilies, and black-eyed Susans are best divided in the spring.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
Like the big men on Friday, this list is divided into seven different tiers.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of divided

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Siniaková and Patten, along with a clutch of other top doubles teams, had to come through qualifying, because main-draw entries were allocated by combined singles ranking.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The money was allocated from Supervisor Janet Nguyen's discretionary funds.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

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