HANDED OUT Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

handed out

verb

past tense of hand out

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 The annual awards, which recognize the most absurd research science can offer, were handed out at a ceremony in Zurich on Thursday. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026 In addition to a multitude of crafts awards, there are several program categories being handed out from Reality to Variety to Documentary to Game Shows. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026 Colorful prayer flags and string lights lined the outdoor patio where co-founder Biplaw Rai welcomed the event’s first guests and handed out a survey to capture their thoughts. — Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2026 Traditional Rocky Horror movie showings include a costumed cast acting out the events on screen, with bags of props handed out for audience participation during certain scenes. — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Parents can teach children to be considerate about how and where invitations are handed out without turning every birthday into a class-wide event. — Caroline Chirichella, Parents, 27 Aug. 2026 The giveaway handed out 1,000 meals, 1,000 drinks and 2,000 buckets of emergency supplies. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 There are no instructions handed out, no pregame walkthroughs. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 City officials estimate that 9,000 to 10,000 migrants — including about 2,000 minors — could still be in the city, based on the number of daily food rations handed out by aid groups. — Antonio Sempere, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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After four hurricanes struck Florida in 2004, Maines noticed the federal government had distributed millions of dollars in disaster assistance in Miami-Dade County, even though the county had barely been touched by the storms.

— Sally Kestin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Posters started showing up around town, distributed by graphic artist Milton Glaser‘s students at the School of Visual Arts.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

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Sales of prepared food and dispensed beverages also increase slightly less than anticipated.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Saum Poorsaleh, San Diego police public information officer, said his department had issued more than 50 citations at Sunset Cliffs and dispensed about 350 warnings, written and oral, since mid-June.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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As part of his 2021 pandemic relief package, Biden provided $1,400 payments to most Americans, which Strain had warned at the time would spark inflation.

— BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Boeing and Lockheed Martin at first provided only tentative funding for Vulcan’s development, then ULA waited until 2018 to select an engine for Vulcan, deciding on Blue Origin’s BE-4 over Aerojet Rocketdyne’s AR1.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

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The large-scale protests might have signaled to Beijing that the Hong Kong public was becoming more politically divided and that Tung was losing control.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Like the public writ large, the House of Representatives and the Senate are divided so deeply that Americans don’t have confidence in their ability to make hard choices.

— Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of divided

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The amount of time, money and resources being allocated to developing new cell and gene therapies indicates that the market will continue its rapid growth.

— Jigar Thakkar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The deal has also been announced at a time when the NIH has been struggling to issue sufficient grants to use the money that Congress allocated to it.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

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