PLIED (WITH) Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

plied (with)

verb

past tense of ply (with)

as in dealt (out)

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Like any good Sheridan show, gratuitous violence and clichéd wisdom are doled out with abandon, the spoonful of sugar to help the medicine—in this case ranching gone awry—go down.

— Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill gave about $10 billion to NASA to be doled out over six years, but much of those funds are earmarked for specific purposes.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Definition of doled out

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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

Definition of distributed

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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

Definition of allocated

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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

Definition of dispensed

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The state’s system is administered locally by municipal clerks who know their communities and are accountable under state law.

— Reid Ribble, Time, 8 July 2026
Those needs are easily accommodated through thoughtful exceptions easily administered by teachers and school staff.

— Paul Jester, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of administered

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Next, the raw material is handed over to Talga Group, a specialist firm that purifies the recycled feedstock into pristine, battery-grade graphite.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
When the month was up, both founders handed over a report to each other and began working through the recommendations.

— Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of handed over

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Females, minors &c are excluded from the polls, but are included in the enumeration of persons on whom representation is apportioned.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
The judge recommended specific amounts for two of the firm’s partners to pay — up to $58,000 by Andrew Bramhall and Brian Cannon — and said the shares apportioned to the other two partners, Margaret Shyr and Victoria Maroulis, would be determined later.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 27 May 2026

Definition of apportioned

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