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to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
no system yet in place for handing out room assignments
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Recent Examples of handed out
Nine Indiana high school bands have advanced to the final round of Bands of America 2025 Indianapolis Super Regional Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium, and preliminary awards have been handed out.
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Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 25 Oct. 2025
The actress won a Special Tony Award for Best Newcomer for her Broadway debut, For Love or Money, in 1947 — the first year that the theater awards, then called the Antoinette Perry Awards, were handed out.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
This is the third and final October BOGO at the fast food joint, which previously handed out SmokeShack and Chicken Shack sandwiches for the deal.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, October 14, members of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) handed out flyers at more than a dozen airports across the country, including LaGuardia Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
—AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 2025
Kraft, owned by Philip Morris, created Kool-Aid flavors for the Hispanic market and handed out coupons and samples at cultural events for Black Americans.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Several other awards were also handed out at the ceremony, which was interspersed with a concert by the Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Dirk Brossé.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
There were likely people who gamed the system, but Twitter mostly handed out checkmarks behind the scenes to celebrities, journalists, organizations, and other notable users.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
The stickers, which were handed out to guests, represent New York neighborhoods from Harlem and Greenwich Village to SoHo and Queens.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 25 Oct. 2025
The actress won a Special Tony Award for Best Newcomer for her Broadway debut, For Love or Money, in 1947 — the first year that the theater awards, then called the Antoinette Perry Awards, were handed out.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
This is the third and final October BOGO at the fast food joint, which previously handed out SmokeShack and Chicken Shack sandwiches for the deal.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, October 14, members of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) handed out flyers at more than a dozen airports across the country, including LaGuardia Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
—AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 2025
Kraft, owned by Philip Morris, created Kool-Aid flavors for the Hispanic market and handed out coupons and samples at cultural events for Black Americans.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Several other awards were also handed out at the ceremony, which was interspersed with a concert by the Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Dirk Brossé.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
There were likely people who gamed the system, but Twitter mostly handed out checkmarks behind the scenes to celebrities, journalists, organizations, and other notable users.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
The stickers, which were handed out to guests, represent New York neighborhoods from Harlem and Greenwich Village to SoHo and Queens.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handed out
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Doral Hurricane Relief Drive at GEM GEM is partnering with the Miami Foundation, South Florida Caribbean Strong and the Caribbean Bar Association to collect, sort and pack donations to be distributed in Jamaica.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, Kanawati Stephany told WUNC that North Carolina's seven Feeding the Carolinas food banks distributed 250 million meals over the past year.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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Following the Chiefs’ 31-0 humiliation of the visiting Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Andy Reid dispensed with his normally exhaustive postgame rundown of individual accolades.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
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Most notably, every penny appropriated by Congress is dispensed by the OMB, making the agency a potential choke point in a federal bureaucracy that currently spends about $7 trillion a year.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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The figure of Achilles, a warrior who singlehandedly choked a river with dead enemies before taking on the river god himself, provided a model for Alexander the Great and persists in contemporary popular entertainment, political speech, and military culture in celebrations of shock and awe.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Still, as of Monday, head coach John Harbaugh provided an encouraging update on Jackson’s status ahead of Thursday night’s matchup with the Miami Dolphins.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Over the past decade, Antifa International’s defense fund has doled out over $250,000 to more than 800 antifascists from 26 different countries, according to a 10th anniversary post.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Oct. 2025
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Another $5 million, Hunn said, will be doled out in grants awarded over the next 13 months to community organizations, health care providers and food banks that support residents with Medi-Cal enrollment and renewal.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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Phillips also asked that their assets be divided up by the court as separate property, with no indication in the papers that the exes had a prenup in place.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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But like other governer races, voters are divided along partisan lines.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The federal government, however, had allocated dollars for October SNAP benefits in September ahead of the funding lapse.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, the United Nations has allocated $4 million apiece for Haiti and Cuba from its Central Emergency Response Fund.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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