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Recent Examples of dish out
Sellers also collected eight rebounds and dished out three assists, while Smikle finished with a career-high-tying five steals and four rebounds.
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Noah Trister, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
Four players scored at least 12 points, while senior guard Alvaro Cardenas enjoyed another typical night for him, dishing out nine assists.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
The most eyebrow-raising part of the rambling hourlong performance came when Trump dished out threats at allies over his pet causes.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Amazon gave $1 million to the inaugural fund, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dished out the same amount from his personal wealth.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noah Trister, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
Four players scored at least 12 points, while senior guard Alvaro Cardenas enjoyed another typical night for him, dishing out nine assists.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
The most eyebrow-raising part of the rambling hourlong performance came when Trump dished out threats at allies over his pet causes.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Amazon gave $1 million to the inaugural fund, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dished out the same amount from his personal wealth.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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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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Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, portion the dough into balls and place 2-inches apart onto prepared baking sheets (do not flatten).—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
16 Dec. 2024
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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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An additional 10 percent of those sales, plus the sales of books that are not earmarked for a specific store, gets split up and distributed to every store on Bookshop's platform.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
28 Jan. 2025
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Former chair and party finance director Fred Whitaker said understanding why some voters split their tickets and show ideological inconsistencies is crucial to making gains.—
Hanna Kang,
Orange County Register,
27 Jan. 2025
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The new mid-engined 2.0-liter and the mid-engined proportioned FT-Se concept fit too comfortably together to be ignored.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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On the other hand, many ardent Chevy Tri-Five folks will posit any number of valid arguments why the original ’55, or ideally proportioned ’56, should take the podium in a Bel Air beauty contest.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
20 Dec. 2024
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The galleries are categorized according to three themes — religion, kingship, and society — and divided into historical eras: Predynastic, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the Late Kingdom, Ptolemaic (Greek) Egypt, and the Roman period.—
Kate McMahon,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Astrology divides the zodiac into elemental groups: Earth: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn Fire: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius Air: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius Water: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces Each element reflects a distinct set of traits and tendencies.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Just as the ceremony began, however, the clouds began to part.—
Alexandra Macon,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
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Sun exposure: Full to part sun Soil type: Average, acidic to neutral Crabapples are stunning when in full bloom with their branches fully covered in flowers.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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Many states allot the lottery money to their general revenue funds to be used as discretionary spending.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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Little Startup Help: The state allotted $100 million for new facilities, but it’s only gone to eight places.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
10 Jan. 2025
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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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Wendy Leon doling out fish cheeks to her grandkids.—
Elyse Inamine,
Bon Appétit,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Dish out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dish%20out. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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