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 hand out
Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 15 May 2026
With Millennium Docs simultaneously unspooling across seven Polish cities, several awards were also handed out at the festival’s satellite venues.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026
Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Newsrooms receive compensation for a real commercial exchange, not a government handout.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Weeks later, Nelson recalls organizing a backyard block party on Syracuse’s South Side, handing out school supplies to underprivileged children who might otherwise go without them.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 15 May 2026
With Millennium Docs simultaneously unspooling across seven Polish cities, several awards were also handed out at the festival’s satellite venues.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026
Noun
At a lecture at Aarhus University in 2015, Bar-Natan distributed a handout describing his goals.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Newsrooms receive compensation for a real commercial exchange, not a government handout.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand out
Verb
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Her husband, Souksavath Noi Keomisy, pleaded guilty in 2009 to felony federal charges of conspiracy to possess the drug ecstasy with the intent to distribute.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
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Half of the settlement amount will be distributed directly to county, city, and township governments, with the rest distributed to the state for drug prevention services.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The bound paper booklets in which students hand-write their responses to test questions have surged in popularity during the AI explosion.—
Jamil Zaki,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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The county also sends out a Voter Information Guide, a paper booklet with all the relevant information about the election, as well as candidate statements specifically for the districts each voter resides in.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
3 May 2026
Noun
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While eating at the company cafe after the presentation, Otone and Kensuke meet a child version of a humanoid who’s been brought back to REbirth HQ for maintenance.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
17 May 2026
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In a presentation for young athletes — and for the pro teams and college athletic departments that might invite him to speak — Stripling’s firm uses his story of a baseball prospect that got a $900,000 up-front payment and spent the $500,000 after taxes on a red Lamborghini.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
Verb
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In response to an emergency request from drugmakers, the court paused a ruling that the drug must be prescribed and dispensed in person by a doctor.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Designed to sit inside your body and activate when needed to help fight infections at the source, the strategy could dispense with the need for pills, shots and even diagnostics.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Some of these digital pamphlets provide terse, functional updates while others act as the successors to bygone alt-weeklies, covering cultural happenings and carrying out local-interest investigations.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Use of pamphlets in a Q&A format would go a long way in explaining and helping the public navigate the complex assessment process.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Though OpenAI was making progress on research and development, Musk had demanded that Altman and other co-founders, including Brockman and Ilya Sutskever, make a list of employees and their key contributions, and fire everyone who didn't immediately make the grade, filings show.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Because those contributions are deducted at the 37% rate, the IRS subsidizes another $8,510.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Cameron Brink’s 10 points were the only ones provided by the Sparks’ bench, while the Tempo got 42 points from reserves.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Accessibility Ocean Casino Resort strives to provide an accessible experience for all guests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Since then, the school’s social work and human services program has used the money to hire an instructional assistant, create brochures, update learning material for students and host community information sessions, professor Brandy Jones-Thomas said.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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The second is to treat their website as a decision-making tool rather than just a digital brochure.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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“Hand out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20out. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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