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
The honors will be doled out at a gala on June 28.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Enormous signing bonuses were doled out to secure the services of superstar golfers Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith, Bryson DeChambeau and Rahm.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Newsom rolled out the program in 2019 and California has doled out $5 billion through it.
—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 money is 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
Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Enormous signing bonuses were doled out to secure the services of superstar golfers Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith, Bryson DeChambeau and Rahm.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Newsom rolled out the program in 2019 and California has doled out $5 billion through it.
—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 money is 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doled out
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Opponents have distributed campaign materials citing past statements from Obama and Spanberger criticizing gerrymandering, but those were before Trump pushed Republican states to redraw their congressional maps in advance of this year's midterms.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The rear ramp can handle about 70,500 pounds per load, so payloads must be distributed across multiple pallets.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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Theater owners cut prices and dispensed prizes to ticket buyers as the gangsters effectively cross-pollinated with the studio dance numbers.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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In Mayorkas' case, the Senate's Democratic majority dispensed with the charges shortly after the trial began.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Scalping tickets wasn’t new, of course, but Kahn believed that its formalization online provided sports teams, and other entertainment businesses, with valuable information about demand that could enable them to make more money without alienating their most loyal fans.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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But the endorsement in a safe Democratic district is unlikely to attract the major expenditures and outreach that UNITE HERE has provided in battleground states and districts.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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On the same day that David Zaslav‘s platinum parachute for the Paramount merger was rejected in a non-binding vote by Warner Bros Discovery shareholders, California handed out some cash that could actually be of real help to the home of Hollywood.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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After the competition ended and awards were handed out, the participants packed up and got ready to head home.—
Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Despite their size, canister vacuums provide better weight distribution and are easier on your body because the weight is divided into two parts.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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My mom was very upset that the inheritance was not divided up equally and asked me several times why my portion would be so much larger.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Tickets to the conference and luncheon, scheduled for Saturday, April 25 at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, will once again be largely allocated to those with the most $TRUMP coins, but the price to acquire them has become significantly cheaper.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Since 2020, the Department of Defense (DOD) has allocated more than $439 million to domestic REE processing and magnet manufacturing projects.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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