handing out

verb

present participle of hand out
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 This entails handing out thousands of patronage jobs to rabbis, bureaucrats, undertakers, and inspectors. — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026 Drake has been handing out cash to his fans — and passersby — for years. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026 When Michael Ham first began handing out samples of his company’s tea to Whole Foods shoppers in 2024, explaining that it was grown using regenerative farming on South Korea’s Jeju Island, he was often met with blank stares. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Before the cars are back on track, The Athletic’s F1 experts Luke Smith and Madeline Coleman have analyzed each team to date this season, handing out midterm report cards. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Illinois is dropping another $17M this year, handing out grants to 39 organizations participating in the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The days of casually handing out nine-figure signing bonuses are likely over. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 The Kansas City People’s Choice Awards has become more than a night for handing out trophies. — Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 When the conflict started in late February, companies in the region tried to retain staff by trimming pay and hours and handing out unpaid leave in the hope the disruption would soon pass. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handing out
  1. distributing
  2. dispensing
  3. doling out
  4. providing
  5. dividing
  6. allocating
Verb
  • That would guarantee exclusive 45-day theatrical windows and a moratorium on distributing the movies on streaming services for at least 90 days, with potentially financial penalties if Paramount failed to hold up its end of the bargain.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Cardinal is a behind-the-scenes healthcare giant, distributing drugs and medical supplies to hospitals and pharmacies.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of distributing
Verb
  • Instead, the provider manages gas sourcing, compression, transportation, storage, and dispensing through a single service.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • There was even a machine dispensing soft-serve ice cream at the Jay Street station in Brooklyn.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispensing
Verb
  • The Dodgers, to their credit, have built a great team—not only by doling out huge salaries but by building an élite development program.
    — Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Online, influencers in the looksmaxxing space have leveraged other men's insecurities to enormous fame while doling out aesthetic advice with little, if any, credentials.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of doling out
Verb
  • The band's fanbase, known as BTS ARMY, took over the city while providing an economic boost to many local businesses.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to providing free publicity for the films themselves, memes help to solidify an actor’s star power, influence and ubiquity in popular culture.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of providing
Verb
  • Chin-Hong thinks about risk as a continuum, rather than dividing the world into safe and dangerous.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Drew Fisher of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, hit the attenuator dividing Interstate 94 from the Lyndale Avenue exit near Olson Memorial Highway, the Minnesota State Patrol said.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • This measurable impact is moving creator initiatives into performance marketing budgets, with some brands now allocating up to 40% of their spend to creators, signifying a profound evolution in advertising strategy.
    — Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • However, many of its international clients are allocating capital to the United States.
    — K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of allocating

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