METED (OUT) Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

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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The Huntington cultivates them on-site and has distributed many to botanic gardens and zoos across the country.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
But the crowding is not distributed equally — in 2025, the busiest 10 national parks fielded more than half of all national park visits.

— Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

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Over that period, affiliates dispensed about 25% fewer packs of birth control pills and conducted about 20% fewer breast cancer exams than the previous year.

— Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Specialty drugs come from the wave of new biologic medicines and other prescriptions not dispensed in the traditional pharmacy like pills, capsules and tablets typically picked up at Walgreens or CVS Health drugstores.

— Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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While Walmart isn’t an official sponsor of the World Cup, either, taking advantage of the social media chatter helps the company glom onto the tournament without paying FIFA for the privilege – especially when attention spans are divided.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Although the numbers on the chassis were divided into various unrelated intervals, the transmissions appeared to be numbered sequentially, as were the tank guns, heaters, road wheels and turret engines.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 July 2026

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The singer ordered 30 pizzas to be delivered to the line of fans outside New York City’s Central Park, handed out by members of her team — including her dad!

— Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Teen and young adult volunteers handed out water bottles, staffed information booths and hyped up the crowd.

— Shivika Verma, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Definition of handed out

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Global availability is 232 bottles, with 21 allocated to the United States, each with a price tag of $6,530.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
In his final state budget as governor, Gavin Newsom allocated $135 million to provide incentives for new and used EVs.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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