HANDS OUT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

hands out

verb

present tense third-person singular of hand out

as in distributes

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals no system yet in place for handing out room assignments

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Recent Examples of hands out Royals tend to make their appearances during the middle and end of the tournament—Kate Middleton even hands out the trophies after the finals. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 July 2026 He's also been an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that hands out the little gold men. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 Ali Riza Dogan, the owner of Manhattan restaurant Ali Baba Mediterranean Cuisine, hands out free meals weekly and has invited homeless people to sleep in his restaurant's entryway on cold nights. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 Roxana Jullapat hands out chocolate muffins to her team. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Blakespear recognizes Women Who Inspire in Senate District 38, while Boerner hands out Women of Impact awards in the 77th Assembly District. — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 The country’s economic crimes unit has opened a corruption investigation into former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland — who also once headed the committee that hands out the Nobel Peace Prize — over his ties with Epstein. — Jill Lawless, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026 This single fine is close to the normal total of $8 million to $10 million in all fines that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration hands out each year. — Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026 Boston Public Health Commissioner Bisola Ojikutu revealed in September that the city hands out more than 80,000 needles per month to drug users. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025

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The White House on Friday confirmed the executive action against members of the Election Assistance Commission, which distributes federal grants to states, oversees the testing of voting systems and maintains the national voter registration forms.

— Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Unlike most self-assembling robotic systems, which depend on a central controller to coordinate every movement, FloatForm distributes intelligence across the swarm.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of distributes

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The foundation dispenses $350,000 to $500,000 a year, according to the family's attorney, Stephanie Johnson O’Day.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
According to a news release, Sibley entered into a collaborative agreement with pharmacist Josh Harrison at The Compounding Lab, which dispenses drugs for people and animals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026

Definition of dispenses

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The district received a $750,000 grant from the Colorado Water Conservation Board, which doles out money from sports betting tax revenue, said Diana Lane, sustainable food and water program director for The Nature Conservancy in Colorado, which helped the district land the grant.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
The property also boasts amenities such as a rooftop pool, an on-site gym, and dining options like Spinning Jenny’s Coffee Bar, which doles out local favorites, including bagels baked by Rover Bagel in the nearby historic Pepperell Mill.

— Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026

Definition of doles out

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For example, the bill creates incentives to accelerate housing supply development, revitalize vacant commercial properties into residences, and even allocates funds towards innovations that further create more housing supply.

— Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
According to experts, a balanced portfolio usually allocates between 0% and 15% in precious metals, with most of this allocation being in gold.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 26 June 2026

Definition of allocates

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Every answer the leader supplies trains the team to bring the next question back.

— Daria Rudnik, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Bring a few clubs, plus headlamps if desired; Harvard Gulch supplies the glowing track balls and goodie bags (which include glow sticks) for these night golf sessions, which fill up fast.

— Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 7 July 2026

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