plied (with)

verb

past tense of ply (with)
as in dealt (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plied (with)
  1. doled out
  2. distributed
  3. allocated
  4. dispensed
  5. administered
  6. handed over
  7. apportioned
  8. provided
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  • In Massachusetts, more than $146 million has been doled out in down payment help to homebuyers since 2020.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The form indicated tickets would be doled out for either of two different games.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of doled out
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  • The combination of large-scale pre-training, distributed post-training and feedback-driven learning after deployment forms the basis of GO-3 Preview.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • If accepted, student aid is distributed first to schools to cover tuition and fees, but any leftover money is deposited into bank accounts controlled by the fraudsters.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributed
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  • Opponents of the measure also claim that the initiative does not provide guarantees about how the money would be allocated among providers and services.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • This mandated that at least 10% of locally generated, unrestricted revenue be allocated to incarceration alternatives.
    — Times staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of allocated
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  • The automatic low temperature dish machine dispensed 0 ppm sanitizer.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • As journals rose in popularity, so did the book dispensed in bursts.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of dispensed
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  • Narcan was reportedly administered, and paramedics tried to resuscitate her.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Carvajal, a law student who created and administered one of the group chats, was suspended for two years, until May 2028.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of administered
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  • Some gifts are best kept a surprise until the moment they’re handed over to their recipient.
    — Marilena Pitino, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2026
  • With the computer system down, rail traffic was then handed over to the control center in Madrid.
    — Hernan Muñoz, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of handed over
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  • The state was apportioned a bare 300,000 acre-feet a year in 1928, when Las Vegas was merely a dusty outpost miles from the Hoover Dam construction site.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The company generally denied the allegations and asserted that any damages should be apportioned among the parties and other potentially responsible parties.
    — Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of apportioned
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  • The results provided an early indication of voter support for the school board’s direction as the district faced declining enrollment and difficult budget decisions.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The second provided the means to revoke trust in the digital certificate used to sign older vulnerable Windows boot managers.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of provided
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