as in distributed
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
no system yet in place for handing out room assignments
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Recent Examples of handed out
Flagg scored 12 points (6-of-15 shooting), grabbed seven rebounds and handed out six assists in the first road win of his career.
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Christian Clark, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Under a blue shade tent, a woman named Destaney handed out information about food banks and assistance programs.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
For not having two plates properly displayed (on vehicles requiring them), more than 52,400 citations were handed out.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
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
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
This is the third and final October BOGO at the fast food joint, which previously handed out SmokeShack and Chicken Shack sandwiches for the deal.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, October 14, members of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) handed out flyers at more than a dozen airports across the country, including LaGuardia Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
—AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 2025
Several other awards were also handed out at the ceremony, which was interspersed with a concert by the Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Dirk Brossé.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Christian Clark, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Under a blue shade tent, a woman named Destaney handed out information about food banks and assistance programs.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
For not having two plates properly displayed (on vehicles requiring them), more than 52,400 citations were handed out.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
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
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
This is the third and final October BOGO at the fast food joint, which previously handed out SmokeShack and Chicken Shack sandwiches for the deal.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, October 14, members of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) handed out flyers at more than a dozen airports across the country, including LaGuardia Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
—AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 2025
Several other awards were also handed out at the ceremony, which was interspersed with a concert by the Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Dirk Brossé.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handed out
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Reza Pahlavi himself has distributed messages calling for defections among the armed forces, and coordinated protests through QR codes.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Standing 165 centimeters tall and weighing 71 kilograms, the GR-3 offers 55 degrees of freedom and is equipped with tactile sensors distributed across its body for responsive interaction.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Another Paramount executive was shocked by how coldly the company dispensed with people who had worked there for decades.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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To preserve rear headroom despite the falling roof, Polestar dispensed with the rear window.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The business also provided hobbyists with a place to talk about home brewing and meet other people with the same interest.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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The spokesperson said information about how utilities are calculated is provided to residents.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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These passages reflect how divided the planet once was, how easily myths about the United States could become rooted in other countries.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Or that, even worse, it would be arbitrarily divided into episodes in order to inflate the view count and/or pander to short attention spans (Eywa wept).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Trump has attempted to unilaterally rename the Defense Department and the Kennedy Center, despite straightforward laws requiring acts of Congress to do so, and has impounded funds appropriated by Congress for child care and family assistance allocated to Democratic states.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The district is expected to make further cuts in the coming months as the total budget allocated to schools is reduced by $14 million, according to a separate presentation Jeffco Public Schools leaders plan to give Wednesday.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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