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Recent Examples of dish out
The Pacers carved through the Heat’s defense from the start of the game, totaling 66 first-half points on 58.7 percent shooting from the field and 8-of-22 (36.4 percent) shooting from three-point range while dishing out an eye-opening 21 assists.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Previously, Grey has said that Swayze dished out pranks and machismo there.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
MrBeast even dished out $100 million of his own cash to invest in the project.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
The result was Boston tying for its second-most three-point makes in a game this season (23) while dishing out its sixth-most assists (31) on 47 makes.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Previously, Grey has said that Swayze dished out pranks and machismo there.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
MrBeast even dished out $100 million of his own cash to invest in the project.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
The result was Boston tying for its second-most three-point makes in a game this season (23) while dishing out its sixth-most assists (31) on 47 makes.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dish out
Verb
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Zoom out: Presidents tend to hand out more pardons during their final weeks in office.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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Earlier this month, the couple — who got engaged in December — handed out food to first responders amid the Los Angeles fires.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Just make a big batch of food—I’ve found stew-type dishes work best—portion it out into Tupperware containers, and stash them in the fridge.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
1 Jan. 2025
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The temptation to portion out one’s cathedral of counterpoised and cantilevered writing into knickknacks certainly is vivid to him.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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The monk/fox combo needs to be split up, let Keon start!—
Jared Weiss,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Romero split her childhood between the sprawling metropolis of Houston and the remote Chemehuevi reservation in Mojave Desert, CA.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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According to data from the U.S. Treasury, 20% of the 2025 fiscal year budget was proportioned for social security, with 14% for national defense.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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But the Ray’s best feature is its excellent sound, pumping out clear, musical, and surprisingly meaty audio for a bar proportioned more like a Bluetooth speaker.—
Simon Hill,
WIRED,
30 Nov. 2024
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On Monday, the US government announced a new round of regulations on global AI chip exports, dividing the world into roughly three tiers of access.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Jan. 2025
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Other volunteers set up in the job center’s parking lot to divide donations into care packages of food, toiletries, water and clothing.—
Yvonne Condes,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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Troy Aikman dropped a juicy take when adding his commentary about the Dallas Cowboys and Mike McCarthy parting separate ways on Monday.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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At the beginning of last year, Spurs parted company with six of their longest-serving scouts and there has been change in the recruitment setup at academy level too.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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About $6 billion of grant funding has been allotted to the project, which will take up around 6,500 square feet of the high school, according to Callender.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Because there are generally more applicants than visas available, visas are allotted by a lottery conducted after preapplications are filed in April, six months before the start of the fiscal year.—
Rafael Bernal,
The Hill,
30 Dec. 2024
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Furthermore, the order also directs federal agencies to stop doling out cash issued under the Democrats’ climate, tax and healthcare bill and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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This took many lawmakers and their aides by surprise, with several sources telling the Washington Examiner that prior notice was not given to offices — especially as many planned to continue doling out tickets to constituents Friday and over the weekend.—
Cami Mondeaux,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Dish out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dish%20out. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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