SHARING (OUT) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

sharing (out)

verb

present participle of share (out)

as in handing out

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Now, the city leaders plan to celebrate Prisco's Family Market Friday, with a party showcasing some of their vendors, handing out free hot dogs and issuing a special proclamation.

— Sara Machi, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
There were pictures of him handing out blankets in northern Syria—but also of him sitting in a tent with a Kalashnikov at his feet.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 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

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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

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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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In the accompanying video (above), Kondo also describes an ambition to coordinate multiple drones, sharing observations and dividing search tasks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher.

— Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026

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