meted (out)

verb

past tense of mete (out)
as in distributed
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals determined to mete out an appropriate punishment for the CEO guilty of insider trading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meted (out)
  1. distributed
  2. dispensed
  3. divided
  4. provided
  5. handed out
  6. allocated
Verb
  • The Panthers distributed 47,736 tickets, and the stadium looked about 60% full.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Workers will dispute which tasks should be automated and how resulting gains should be distributed.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of distributed
Verb
  • Addicts could bring their heroin and cocaine to a 13-seat center where staff dispensed needles, swabs, and sterile water to cook the drugs and offered advice on vein maintenance.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Instead of seeing him as a future Hall of Famer who should be a franchise pillar, the Royals dispensed him to Houston in 2004 in a three-way trade that brought them back catcher John Buck, third baseman Mark Teahen and pitcher Mike Wood.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of dispensed
Verb
  • Overall, the picture by market remained sharply divided in June.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • Committee term limits have divided congressional Democrats, and attempts to impose them have come up short in previous years.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of divided
Verb
  • The Chiefs opened their free agency by handing Reid a reason to run the ball more and provided him an avenue toward running it more effectively.
    — Sam McDowell July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • On a warm summer evening with the sun setting behind the lawn, the amphitheater provided a fitting backdrop for Mellencamp’s heartland rock.
    — Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Definition of provided
Verb
  • No discipline had yet been handed out, the lawmakers said they were told.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • In 2026, the fair’s panel of wine professionals handed out hundreds of medals in categories such as Best Value, Best of Region, and Best of California.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of handed out
Verb
  • The government allocated $10 million to develop the site into a tourist attraction.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • The increase is consequential because the brands studied allocated more than 63 percent of their advertising budgets to search and social.
    — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of allocated
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“Meted (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meted%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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