sharing (out)

verb

present participle of share (out)
as in handing out

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  1. handing out
  2. doling out
  3. measuring
  4. dealing
  5. splitting
  6. dividing
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  • Gentry said a foundation handing out its founder’s stock raises legal questions, including over self-dealing, and its board should be ready to explain the decision.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Morgan also has spearheaded back-to-school giveaways, handing out backpacks and supplies to children.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of handing out
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  • To mark 42 years of doling out deals, the rapidly-expanding big box store is marking down a whole bunch of items by the very appropriate amount of 42%.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In context of supination, this means minimizing the possibility of injuries; doling out a smoother, plusher ride; and kicking underpronation’s common side effects (think plantar fasciitis, ankle pain, and shin splints) to the curb.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of doling out
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  • The beloved Southern breakfast chain is known for staying open through severe weather and often is a measuring stick of a storm's severity.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The firms declined a skills test at the outset, so the researchers inferred skill gains from random assignment instead of measuring before and after.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of measuring
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  • With big-play threats Mosley and Tanook Hines on the field, Maiava looked like an elite Big Ten quarterback dealing the ball in locations only his two ace receivers could catch.
    — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But when a traumatic encounter sends Tonya spiraling back into addiction—and back into the dangerous orbit of her drug-dealing ex-husband, Ronny (Alexander)—her fragile progress begins to unravel.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of dealing
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  • Beyond splitting up different foods and drinks, the dual-compartment design is also meant so that users can quickly access beverages without pulling the entire cooler out of the car.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Around them, construction of a new road is splitting the town between those who welcome change and those who see it as an assault on the way things have always been.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of splitting
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  • This multiversal collapse not only erodes the walls dividing fictions but also reconfigures the interface between fiction and reality.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • After being securely held for nearly four decades by one of the most preeminent politicians in California history, the House seat to represent bright blue San Francisco in Congress is up for grabs in November — and dividing the Democratic Party.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dividing
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“Sharing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharing%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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