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 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 Budweiser and Michelob Ultra maker AB InBev, the World’s Cup’s official beer sponsor, doled out marketing support to bars and hosted 200,000 watch parties in 40 countries. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 17 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 In any case, 2,500 tickets were ultimately doled out in the days, and sometimes hours, leading up to the event. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 July 2026 Like any good Sheridan show, gratuitous violence and clichéd wisdom are doled out with abandon, the spoonful of sugar to help the medicine—in this case ranching gone awry—go down. — Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026 Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill gave about $10 billion to NASA to be doled out over six years, but much of those funds are earmarked for specific purposes. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 Since 2022, Flagg has doled out millions on properties spanning from coast to coast. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 June 2026 This week, Michelin doled out stars to restaurants across California. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 June 2026

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The affected products were distributed in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Further, advanced electron microscopy and X-ray spectroscopy were used to confirm that the coatings were perfectly and uniformly distributed over the electrolyte powder surfaces.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

Definition of distributed

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Over that period, affiliates dispensed about 25% fewer packs of birth control pills and conducted about 20% fewer breast cancer exams than the previous year.

— Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Specialty drugs come from the wave of new biologic medicines and other prescriptions not dispensed in the traditional pharmacy like pills, capsules and tablets typically picked up at Walgreens or CVS Health drugstores.

— Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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Its terminals, including those at KFIP, have provided the world’s largest crude exporter with a vital alternative route while helping sustain global supplies and limiting the rise in oil prices.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
As exemplified by the renderings provided by TPS and Synapse, the new stage will allow the use of elaborate indoor settings without having to build sets and to film exteriors regardless of the weather.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 July 2026

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During the ceremony, boxes of Girl Scout cookies would be handed out to the audience—to Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and much of the Hollywood establishment.

— Lynn Godfrey, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Herrera received one of the boxes that were handed out at a makeshift shelter adjacent to the beach.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of handed out

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Using her family’s interests as her guide, Gardner divided the yard into distinct zones, with room to entertain, grow vegetables and flowers, and relax.

— Stephen Orr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
Rather than uniting America’s founders, slavery divided the authors of both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence as a moral issue.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026

Definition of divided

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You will be given a deadline to make full payment for the tickets; otherwise, they will be allocated to another ballot entrant.

— Fiona Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Cost analysts review each line of a utility company’s costs, often thousands of items, and determine how each cost will be allocated.

— Theodore J. Kury, Fortune, 14 July 2026

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