SHARE (OUT) Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

share (out)

verb

Definition of share (out)

as in to hand out

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Verb

Musk handed out checks at a rally there just days before the election.

— Scott Bauer, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Musk handed out checks at a rally there just days before the election.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of hand out

Verb

Cardrooms have continued to offer blackjack and other banked games such as baccarat by giving players the option to take turns dealing the game and by relying on third-party businesses that employ people to act as bankers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
The Supreme Court dealt an additional blow in late June, ruling that states may count mail-in ballots that arrive after the polls close, as long as they’re postmarked by Election Day.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of deal

Verb

Loan pools like the Chinese hui, the Japanese tanomoshi and the Korean kye involve groups of investors who pay into a kitty that is then doled out on a rotating basis.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Those grants, up to $600,000 and awarded on a competitive basis, will be doled out through what a budget trailer bill calls the Pathways to Bilingual Teaching Program.

— Charlie Borla, Oc Register, 9 July 2026

Definition of dole out

Verb

Having split his rehab between his native Australia and the States, Toohey remained in touch with his Warriors teammates and the team’s medical staff, even if their ability to help him was limited after the Warriors waived him in December.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Using that Ducato model as its starting point, Westfalia splits it into three separate levels.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026

Definition of split

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Buttery and flaky, these individual strawberry desserts are perfectly portioned for your next cookout.

— Brennan Long, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
For someone trying to pull that off on a Tuesday night, having the ingredients already portioned and waiting in the freezer is the difference between cooking and ordering takeout.

— Ascend Agency, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026

Definition of portion

Verb

Calcium score testing measures the amount of calcific plaque in the arteries around the heart, also called the coronary arteries.

— Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 10 July 2026
Thirty-eight participants completed the study while researchers measured EEG brain activity, heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV) and perceived stress.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of measure

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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 dispense

Verb

Democrats divided over Israeli conduct Khanna is the second Democrat considering a White House bid to visit the region this week.

— Rami Ayyub, USA Today, 11 July 2026
That might mean structured group tasks in which pupils have to negotiate disagreement rather than simply divide the workload.

— Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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