handed out

past tense of hand out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of handed out Alongside the films, the lineup takes in a heritage walk, master classes and conversations with filmmakers, with prizes to be handed out in the youth video challenge and Nepal panorama sections. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026 Earlier this month, his wife handed out $10 gift cards at a gas station. — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Seats are handed out one at a time, using a formula Israel calls Bader-Ofer (known elsewhere as D'Hondt). — Dov Waxman, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026 Brooklyn scored 61 points in the half, handed out 13 assists and committed just six turnovers, though Boston’s 2-for-16 showing from deep was also a major factor in the five-point lead. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026 In March 2000, Albany State was handed a two-year ban on playing postseason football as part of a list of penalties handed out by the NCAA. — Mcclain Baxley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The prestigious Ballon d’Or is handed out annually by French magazine France Football to the best men’s and women’s soccer players. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 There were surprise performance by the Backstreet Boys, Hermès and Chanel handbags handed out as party favors, and cash prizes reaching an eye-watering $1 million. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026 Halloween candy hasn’t even been handed out yet, but Hilary Duff is definitely in a Christmas mood already. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handed out
Verb
  • Informally distributed agent management responsibilities may work during experimentation, but thousands of agents interacting with applications, data, employees, customers and one another require a more deliberate operating model.
    — Lakshmanan Alagappan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Like its predecessor, the monster follow-up is produced by Toho and is distributed in North America by GKids.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The automatic low temperature dish machine dispensed 0 ppm sanitizer.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • As journals rose in popularity, so did the book dispensed in bursts.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Neither the police department nor the sheriff's office has provided details about the circumstances surrounding Nasca's arrest.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The then-44-year-old actor was sent to Reading Prison, a medium-security lockup, because authorities felt a minimum-security jail would have provided too easy access for reporters.
    — Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Researchers said that antiquated formulas used to allocate energy costs along a power grid have historically divided those costs based on previous energy consumption, rather than new growth.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The 81-year-old English author won the £50,000 prize for a post-apocalyptic novel that has divided opinion.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Graf allocated 105 days for the trial, beginning with jury selection on June 21, 2028.
    — Hannah Schoenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • In Europe, ambitious projects increasingly get financed through multi-territory co-productions, with the budget raised from several countries and production spending allocated accordingly.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

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“Handed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handed%20out. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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