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
Over the past decade, Antifa International’s defense fund has doled out over $250,000 to more than 800 antifascists from 26 different countries, according to a 10th anniversary post.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
Another $5 million, Hunn said, will be doled out in grants awarded over the next 13 months to community organizations, health care providers and food banks that support residents with Medi-Cal enrollment and renewal.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Zhao's pardon is the latest in a series Trump has doled out to executives convicted of white collar crimes.
—Gram Slattery, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Roughly one-third of cities’ revenue comes from federal grants to states that are then doled out to cities.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The question of who is going to shell out, besides the usual suspects like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which have doled out soft loans in the past, also looms large when the government is still stabilizing its economy amid a challenging global landscape.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
Powered by TalkShopLive’s interactive platform, the event merged insightful, behind-the-scenes celebrity storytelling with step-by-step tutorials that could be replicated in an instant — simply by adding to cart the products mentioned by Nandy, with relevant anecdotes doled out by Berkley.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Pick from an assortment of delicious recipes doled out by a roster of sprightly locals, from apple strudel to Sacher-style chocolate gâteaux.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
An IndyStar analysis found that more than $100 million worth of awards were doled out to those organizations while Roberts played an instrumental role in choosing funding recipients at the IEDC.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
Another $5 million, Hunn said, will be doled out in grants awarded over the next 13 months to community organizations, health care providers and food banks that support residents with Medi-Cal enrollment and renewal.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Zhao's pardon is the latest in a series Trump has doled out to executives convicted of white collar crimes.
—Gram Slattery, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Roughly one-third of cities’ revenue comes from federal grants to states that are then doled out to cities.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The question of who is going to shell out, besides the usual suspects like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which have doled out soft loans in the past, also looms large when the government is still stabilizing its economy amid a challenging global landscape.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
Powered by TalkShopLive’s interactive platform, the event merged insightful, behind-the-scenes celebrity storytelling with step-by-step tutorials that could be replicated in an instant — simply by adding to cart the products mentioned by Nandy, with relevant anecdotes doled out by Berkley.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Pick from an assortment of delicious recipes doled out by a roster of sprightly locals, from apple strudel to Sacher-style chocolate gâteaux.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
An IndyStar analysis found that more than $100 million worth of awards were doled out to those organizations while Roberts played an instrumental role in choosing funding recipients at the IEDC.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doled out
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So Thorington and Beyer were outliers, who distributed independently.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The administration cited legal advice and operational constraints in determining that only 50 percent of the usual monthly benefits could be distributed to eligible households.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Following the Chiefs’ 31-0 humiliation of the visiting Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Andy Reid dispensed with his normally exhaustive postgame rundown of individual accolades.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
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Most notably, every penny appropriated by Congress is dispensed by the OMB, making the agency a potential choke point in a federal bureaucracy that currently spends about $7 trillion a year.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Still in its early stages, Montgomery Steppe’s proposal calls for free medical care, including prescription drugs, to be provided to people who lose Medi-Cal benefits or face ineligibility under new rules for Medicaid.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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One possible unifying perspective is provided by computer science.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Nine Indiana high school bands have advanced to the final round of Bands of America 2025 Indianapolis Super Regional Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium, and preliminary awards have been handed out.—
Alexandria Burris,
IndyStar,
25 Oct. 2025
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The actress won a Special Tony Award for Best Newcomer for her Broadway debut, For Love or Money, in 1947 — the first year that the theater awards, then called the Antoinette Perry Awards, were handed out.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Phillips also asked that their assets be divided up by the court as separate property, with no indication in the papers that the exes had a prenup in place.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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But like other governer races, voters are divided along partisan lines.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The federal government, however, had allocated dollars for October SNAP benefits in September ahead of the funding lapse.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, the United Nations has allocated $4 million apiece for Haiti and Cuba from its Central Emergency Response Fund.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Doled out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doled%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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