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meting (out)

verb

present participle of mete (out)
as in distributing
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 meting (out)
  1. distributing
  2. dispensing
  3. handing out
  4. doling out
  5. providing
  6. dividing
  7. allocating
Verb
  • The news organizations take turns filming the president's activities -- rotating in alphabetical order by network name -- and distributing that footage to the other members.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In Long Beach, where waves slammed into the seawall and homes, crews have been reinforcing portions of the boardwalk and are distributing sandbags.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of distributing
Verb
  • Yet while one state agency was running out of patience with the home, Miami-Dade mental health treatment centers, dispensing Medicaid and other state dollars, had clients living there, and several other homes like it.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This spring, a 5th Circuit order briefly reinstated in-person dispensing nationwide, but thankfully the Supreme Court stepped in to pause that order and preserve access while the case continues.
    — Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispensing
Verb
  • Her mother would take a young Karen with her while handing out literature for Democratic candidates and serving as a poll watcher during the local elections.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Marchand has been among the presenters handing out medals on the pool deck during the games with swimming being held in the Olympic pool in Tokyo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of handing out
Verb
  • To mark 42 years of doling out deals, the rapidly-expanding big box store is marking down a whole bunch of items by the very appropriate amount of 42%.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In context of supination, this means minimizing the possibility of injuries; doling out a smoother, plusher ride; and kicking underpronation’s common side effects (think plantar fasciitis, ankle pain, and shin splints) to the curb.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of doling out
Verb
  • Musk's showpiece rocket -- the biggest and most powerful ever built -- carried 26 of the latest Starlinks to join the 11,000 older models already providing internet service.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • My leadership is much more about providing a very clear direction and making sure that there’s a high degree of autonomy for people to feel empowered and enabled to do so.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of providing
Verb
  • Yet, even presuming that the government could beat back Native powers, intelligently dividing that unseen area into plots would require understanding its geography, soil, and waterways.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But for now the war rages on, dividing some communities in Ukraine through Russian propaganda videos.
    — Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • Higher yields tend to pose competition for stocks has investors may prefer allocating to relatively risk-free and higher yielding bonds rather than risk-on stocks.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • CMOs are already allocating an average of 15% of their budgets to new AI initiatives.
    — Tobin Thomas, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of allocating
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“Meting (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meting%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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