SHARE (OUT) Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

share (out)

verb

Definition of share (out)

as in to hand out

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About 100,000 free tickets have been handed out through a lottery.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
While the rules for A grades are set, there is no constraint on the number of A-minus grades that professors can hand out.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of hand out

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The war has dealt another major blow to Iran’s economy, deepening the state of economic crisis the country was already in.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
With a new television rights deal to be brokered by the Premier League within the next two years, the value of its members will likely increase.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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The zaobanchu during Qianlong’s reign comprised nearly one thousand artisans, who worked out of fear to serve the demands of the insatiable emperor who would sometimes dole out severe punishments, like taking away a year’s salary.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Palmer himself paced the room on a phone call, doling out smiles of encouragement and inspiring a hushed reverence in his wake.

— Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dole out

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The issue of companies measuring productivity based on hours in rather than results out was a problem long before AI came along.

— Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
This vector is defined by a list of coordinates, where each coordinate measures how much of a particular attribute that person has.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of measure

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Those sales were hit by federal legislation that requires pharmacies to dispense some high-cost Medicare drugs at capped prices, the retailer said.

— Anne D'Innocenzio, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Narcan is administered nasally to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, and the device used to dispense it was found on a mattress in the apartment.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

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