PARCELS (OUT) Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

parcels (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of parcel (out)

as in distributes

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals parceled out the assignments for work on the parish fair

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The farm, based in Ramona in San Diego County, distributes its eggs to restaurants, grocery stores and farmers markets across California, including the Central Coast and Bay Area.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Additionally, Southwest books complimentary hotels and ground transport for passengers with overnight delays and distributes meal vouchers for passengers waiting for three hours or more.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of distributes

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The product comes with a double pump that dispenses two crepiness-tackling solutions.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Every day, Hy-Vee pharmacy manager Erin Jensen dispenses prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs, the weight-loss medications that have more than tripled in popularity in the last two years in the United States.

— Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispenses

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Lime Wood provides bicycles for all ages for rides in the forest, and wellies for walks and foraging expeditions.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Boeing ramps up seeker output The seeker sits at the front of the interceptor and provides critical targeting information.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of provides

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Felton, like Saputra, regularly hands out experimental dishes to dedicated regulars in exchange for uncensored critiques.

— Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Texas hands out billions in tax abatements and incentives to mega-corporations that often fail to deliver lasting benefits to local communities.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of hands out

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In a report on the outage published on Friday, NATS said a software defect in the National Airspace System, which allocates codes so air traffic controllers can identify flights on radar, was behind the decision to ax the flights.

— Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
In the absence of a system for shifting the funding to other grants, though, this runs the risk of leaving the NIH unable to spend all the money Congress allocates to it (which may well be Vought’s intention).

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

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