dish out

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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. 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 See all Example Sentences for dish out 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dish out
Verb
  • As the Sundance Film Festival heads into its final weekend, the Park City event handed out trophies this morning to this year’s best.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Who were these people handing out 7-Eleven gift cards and asking personal questions?
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Consider portioning snacks, like chips, pretzels or popcorn into smaller containers.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Wooden fences sagged and split, their paint faded and peeling.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Americans largely support Trump's mass deportation plans, but are divided on how they should be carried out.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Just as the ceremony began, however, the clouds began to part.
    Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The budget submitted by the Lai administration in August marked a defense budget increase of just 2.45 percent, down from the 2.5 percent allotted last year.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The building has 381 residences, with 115 of them allotted for affordable housing.
    Victoria M. Walker, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Giants have made a couple of significant player investments this offseason, signing shortstop Willy Adames to the largest contract in franchise history (seven years, $182 million) and doling out $15 million to add Verlander to their rotation.
    Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
  • There are several Colombian restaurants in Miami, doling out classics like tamales, bandeja paisa and ajiaco.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025

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