as in distributing
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
no system yet in place for handing out room assignments
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Recent Examples of handing out
One of those issues is the concept of exclusivity, where Microsoft began handing out former Xbox exclusives, even some from its biggest IPs, over to PlayStation.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Austin Nieves, a recent transplant to the area and the man who had brought this brave group together, broke the strained silence by handing out beers.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The ice cream brand is handing out 53-cent scoops at four select New York City locations on June 18 in honor of the New York Knicks NBA Finals win, the team's first in 53 years, per a press release shared with PEOPLE.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Simply handing out food isn’t enough to solve the problem.
—Michael Farver, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
But it was soon revealed that the actors were given the wrong envelope by accountants from Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the firm charged with counting Oscar votes, keeping the results secret and organizing and handing out envelopes to presenters.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026
But it was soon revealed that the actors were given the wrong envelope by accountants from Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the firm charged with counting Oscar votes, keeping the results secret and organizing and handing out envelopes to presenters.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Union shop stewards inside SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles are handing out buttons which read ‘Kick ICE Out’ for workers to wear at the venue hosting FIFA’s World Cup match between the United States and Paraguay on Friday night.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 12 June 2026
The five were handing out reprints of the editorial outside a room where NIH director Jay Bhattacharya had been scheduled to speak.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2026
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Austin Nieves, a recent transplant to the area and the man who had brought this brave group together, broke the strained silence by handing out beers.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The ice cream brand is handing out 53-cent scoops at four select New York City locations on June 18 in honor of the New York Knicks NBA Finals win, the team's first in 53 years, per a press release shared with PEOPLE.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Simply handing out food isn’t enough to solve the problem.
—Michael Farver, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
But it was soon revealed that the actors were given the wrong envelope by accountants from Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the firm charged with counting Oscar votes, keeping the results secret and organizing and handing out envelopes to presenters.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026
But it was soon revealed that the actors were given the wrong envelope by accountants from Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the firm charged with counting Oscar votes, keeping the results secret and organizing and handing out envelopes to presenters.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Union shop stewards inside SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles are handing out buttons which read ‘Kick ICE Out’ for workers to wear at the venue hosting FIFA’s World Cup match between the United States and Paraguay on Friday night.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 12 June 2026
The five were handing out reprints of the editorial outside a room where NIH director Jay Bhattacharya had been scheduled to speak.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handing out
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Volunteers from the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust have been distributing cold water and providing directions to cooling centers for the unhoused in downtown Miami.—
Manuel Bojorquez,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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For special education, the Education Department indirectly plays a critical role in the lives of students with disabilities, distributing billions of dollars to schools.—
Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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By dispensing with sons and lovers, the tribe of sexless females would double its rate of reproduction and so, quite quickly, take over.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Absolutely Fabulous star Kathy Burke will discuss wellness, before the final episode sees Guz Khan dispensing nuggets of advice on conspiracy theories, wealth and other life matters.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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Right now there is nothing stopping them from doling out tax cuts and spending promises while also driving up interest rates.—
Martha Gimbel,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Recent reports indicate that Congress members may also favor their alma maters when doling out earmarks.—
Heather McCambly,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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Looking for a silver lining Some analysts fear that the friction over the 250th celebrations, especially the national ones, may end up reinforcing the nation's bitter divide rather than providing a respite from it.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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It is credited with being the first system to capture images of collision between large astronomical objects and providing strong proof on the road to confirming that supermassive black holes exist.—
Eleanor Jacobs,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
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The United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on June 17 that sets up negotiations over the most contentious issues dividing the two sides.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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But any time a cell is not actively dividing, its chromatin is unwound into what looks like a tangled mess.—
Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
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Brands are building product pipelines around it, and retailers are allocating more shelf space to high-protein options.—
Louis Biscotti,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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So, allocating more money to speed up vote counting by a few days isn’t very high on the governor’s and legislative leaders’ to-do lists.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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