as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
no system yet in place for handing out room assignments
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Recent Examples of handout
Mireya Solís, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
The law was not intended as a price control handout for data brokers.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Joe Vardon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The Honorary César Award, which pays tribute to the career achievements of artists and filmmakers, has previously been handed out to Julia Roberts, David Fincher, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, Cate Blanchett, Penelope Cruz, Robert Redford and George Clooney.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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Verb
To many Japanese people, such a meager handout in the face of higher prices for most everyday goods suggested that the LDP was out of touch.
—Mireya Solís, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
The law was not intended as a price control handout for data brokers.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
In short, their arrival in Central Florida, in addition to the two maximum contract extensions the Magic handed out the past two summers — to Paolo Banchero in July (five years, $240 million) and to Franz Wagner (five years, $224 million) the summer before — means Orlando is going for it.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The Honorary César Award, which pays tribute to the career achievements of artists and filmmakers, has previously been handed out to Julia Roberts, David Fincher, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, Cate Blanchett, Penelope Cruz, Robert Redford and George Clooney.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handout
Verb
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Gently shake the bag to distribute the scent over all the mix.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Blackman distributed ballots and ballot boxes throughout the shelters and Cincinnati's libraries to collect nominations and votes.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Following a detailed instruction booklet, families assemble the machine piece by piece—no glue required, since everything fits together with tiny rubber bands for a stress-free, mess-free experience.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The set includes 100 poker chips, a deal marker, a deck of cards, and an instruction booklet that explains the basics.—
L. Daniela Alvarez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That includes research presentations on hip-hop, identity and activism, interactive workshops in education and creative practice, and a freestyle dance battle.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
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The digital reproduction of the color and contrast in the IMAX 70mm and VistaVision prints was extremely impressive, providing a pretty acceptable facsimile of VistaVision’s grain while being a little less soft than the IMAX 70mm presentation.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Toward a quantum internet Like a vending machine, a quantum light source must dispense one, and only one, photon at a time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Here, Rodon impressively dispenses with both Truffert and Tyler Adams to free himself for the incoming corner.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In some accounts of American history, the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin decisively turned public opinion against slavery, accomplishing what pamphlets and political rhetoric could not.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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The pamphlet offered instructions for how to acoustically recognize an incoming threat and how to determine whether the source is machine-gun fire, artillery fire, rocket launchers, or an air raid.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The midfielder’s defensive contributions to see out Arsenal’s seventh clean sheet from their opening 10 games of the season should not be overlooked either.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The second-quarter Dragons barrage featured contributions from the offense, defense and special teams.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Numbers provided by Cincinnati Public Schools show that the school district had 4,326 homeless students last year, representing a 77% increase from a decade prior, despite total student enrollment increasing by only 538 students over the same period of time.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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Green Hill plans to help restart Smith Springs financially, provide manpower for physical work and could potentially have some of its congregants move to Smith Springs Baptist, officials said.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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This is how the HEMI has changed through time, according to a trove of internet archives, vintage brochures and other automotive history.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The project was originally inspired by a brochure, In Case of Emergency or War, which the Ukrainian Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security began distributing to the public a few weeks before the invasion in early 2022.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Handout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handout. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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