SHARED (OUT) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

shared (out)

verb

Definition of shared (out)

past tense of share (out)

as in handed out

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During the ceremony, boxes of Girl Scout cookies would be handed out to the audience—to Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and much of the Hollywood establishment.

— Lynn Godfrey, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Herrera received one of the boxes that were handed out at a makeshift shelter adjacent to the beach.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of handed out

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Before that, the Academy doled out an Honorary Oscar when the impact and excellence of a foreign film became too conspicuous to ignore, as with Italy’s The Bicycle Thief in 1949 or Japan’s Rashomon in 1952.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Budweiser and Michelob Ultra maker AB InBev, the World’s Cup’s official beer sponsor, doled out marketing support to bars and hosted 200,000 watch parties in 40 countries.

— Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of doled out

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Using her family’s interests as her guide, Gardner divided the yard into distinct zones, with room to entertain, grow vegetables and flowers, and relax.

— Stephen Orr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
Rather than uniting America’s founders, slavery divided the authors of both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence as a moral issue.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026

Definition of divided

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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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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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An investigation by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners found that while the three medications were administered in non-fatal doses, Hemphill failed to acknowledge the way the drugs would act when combined, according to the warrant.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
The person who died was taken to the shore severely injured and, despite CPR being administered, was pronounced dead, officials said.

— Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 15 July 2026

Definition of administered

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He’s been dealt the difficult hand of overseeing a roster overhaul and the team’s temporary relocation to West Sacramento expected to run through next season, with his pitching staff struggling to be effective in the band-box of Sutter Health Park.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
But, in February this year, the US Supreme Court dealt a severe blow to the president’s tariff agenda.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

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