as in to measure (out)
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Since your order for the table is always a dozen oysters on the half shell, why not dish out the same for your Christmas tree?—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025 -
At Vinyl Pies Pizza After suffering immense damage from Hurricane Helene, this beloved local restaurant is back up and running, dishing out their signature pizzas, salads, and desserts pizzas.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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The private pool is perfectly proportioned and shaded terraces invite afternoon snoozes or sunset spritzes.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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This can not only help your room feel properly proportioned but can also enable easy flow throughout the space.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025
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Cool the chili completely before portioning it into freezer-safe containers or bags, leaving space for expansion.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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The onslaught of intensity works, thanks to choices the restaurant makes in portioning (not overlarge) and service (not over-rushed), which gives the palate a bit of time to regroup between happy sighs.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Scarbrough handed out two surprise scholarships to youth who have contributed positively to the Milwaukee community.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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This week, air traffic controllers with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, a labor union and aviation safety organization, demanded the end of the shutdown and handed out leaflets.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes lightning hits the mountainside and splits or burns a tree.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Jeanty, initially lined up in the right slot, motioned into the backfield, leaving Bowers and wide receiver Jakobi Meyers lined up to that side, with receivers Tyler Lockett and Tre Tucker split to the left.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Dollop (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollop%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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