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Recent Examples of dish out
Hotel Congress, a downtown institution, dishes out great food, all manner of live entertainment and 105 years’ worth of colorful history under one roof.
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Abbie Kozolchyk, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024
As end-of-year awards are being dished out, and statements made as to who the current best player is in world soccer’s highest-profile league, Mohamed Salah is an easy answer to most questions.
—James Nalton, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
There’s Manon Fleury of the plant-forward Datil, where a largely female team dishes out remarkable seasonal dishes.
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
Just days after Soto agreed to a record-breaking $765 million deal with the New York Mets, the Yankees broke another record, agreeing to the largest deal for a left-handed pitcher in history by dishing out $218 million to Max Fried.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Abbie Kozolchyk, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024
As end-of-year awards are being dished out, and statements made as to who the current best player is in world soccer’s highest-profile league, Mohamed Salah is an easy answer to most questions.
—James Nalton, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
There’s Manon Fleury of the plant-forward Datil, where a largely female team dishes out remarkable seasonal dishes.
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
Just days after Soto agreed to a record-breaking $765 million deal with the New York Mets, the Yankees broke another record, agreeing to the largest deal for a left-handed pitcher in history by dishing out $218 million to Max Fried.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dish out
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The Recording Academy is set to hand out 90-something Grammy Awards beginning with the Premiere Ceremony at 2:30 p.m. CT.Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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So Hoey flagged down a flight attendant who was handing out water and offered to help.Faith Karimi, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Tips from the Southern Living Test Kitchen Use a small cookie scoop to easily portion the chocolate mixture.Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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When rice has cooled, portion it into sealable plastic freezer bags in a flat layer, making sure to remove all the air.Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
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Finley split pinon kindling burns in fire pits across the property.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Since then, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have dramatically split from the royal family and have pursued their own ventures in America, including filming a headline-grabbing Netflix access series.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
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Photo: Corcoran This co-op apartment is nicely proportioned, with large rooms, three closets (including one big walk-in) and high beamed ceilings.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
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Financial institutions would then be free to proportion these charges to individual customers or to nominee account holders.James S. Henry, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2016
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Curated by Brazilian artist Adriano Pedrosa, the main art exhibition of the 60th la Biennale di Venezia seemed to divide opinion—loved and loathed in equal measure.Nargess Banks, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Last year, state lawmakers allocated $20 million to be equally divided among the schools’ surviving victims.Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Biden’s parting gift to America — migrant terrorists.Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
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Her long, honey blonde hair was parted to the side and cascaded around her shoulders in soft waves.Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Watch on Deadline The court has allotted two hours to oral arguments, with opening briefs due on Dec. 27 and reply briefs due on Jan. 3.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
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He’s averaged only about 23 minutes per game for his career, and logged upward of 30 per contest only during his two seasons in Portland – and again this year, the first time he’s been allotted more than 14 shots per game.Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
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But Mufasa's welcome is no kinder than the reception Dickens doled out to the foundlings scattered throughout his novels.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Afterwards on Christmas morning, in these vignettes, slaves commonly wished owners a merry Christmas and long life as they were doled out eggnog treats on the mansion verandah.Robert E. May / Made by History, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Dish out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dish%20out. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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