HANDING OUT Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

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 For more than 20 years, Russell Stover employees have celebrated Halloween by dressing in costume and handing out candy to neighborhood trick-or-treaters at the company’s headquarters at 4900 Oak Street. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 After handing out seven assists, Randle was still looking for ways to get teammates involved. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 This doesn’t mean setting up specific rooms to have hot flashes in or handing out tiny fans to everyone over 50. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026 Brooks was handing out pamphlets for Republican County Judge Tim O’Hare and wearing an O’Hare campaign shirt. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026 Now, the city leaders plan to celebrate Prisco's Family Market Friday, with a party showcasing some of their vendors, handing out free hot dogs and issuing a special proclamation. — Sara MacHi, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 There were pictures of him handing out blankets in northern Syria—but also of him sitting in a tent with a Kalashnikov at his feet. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Gentry said a foundation handing out its founder’s stock raises legal questions, including over self-dealing, and its board should be ready to explain the decision. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Morgan also has spearheaded back-to-school giveaways, handing out backpacks and supplies to children. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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Leo presided alone over the liturgy, distributing Communion to medical personnel and Vatican gendarmes present, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Leo presided alone over the liturgy, distributing Communion to medical personnel and Vatican gendarmes present.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributing

Verb

Items such as the coffee pots, dispensing nozzles for cappuccino and frazil machines must be washed and sanitized as needed.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Despite those circumstances, Yusuf continued dispensing oxycodone to Llerena, according to the factual proffer.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of dispensing

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To mark 42 years of doling out deals, the rapidly-expanding big box store is marking down a whole bunch of items by the very appropriate amount of 42%.

— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2026
In context of supination, this means minimizing the possibility of injuries; doling out a smoother, plusher ride; and kicking underpronation’s common side effects (think plantar fasciitis, ankle pain, and shin splints) to the curb.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of doling out

Verb

Wyandotte County deputy fatally shot The shooting happened in the 2600 block of South 30th Street as law enforcement officers were providing protection for a woman moving out of a house, police said at the time.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
The coach’s value is becoming less about providing expertise and more about helping clients exercise judgment when expertise is everywhere.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of providing

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Beginning in 1992, Nagy began dividing his time between New York and New Delhi.

— News Desk, Artforum, 14 Oct. 2026
Earlier this year, the state parted ways with its main contractor, Kiewit, over a pricing dispute, dividing the remaining work into multiple contracts.

— Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of dividing

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Florida’s comparative-fault rules provide the framework for allocating fault when the evidence supports doing so.

— Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
So to say that another way, plants are taking up all of this carbon from our atmosphere and then allocating about thirteen billion tons of that to networks every year.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

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