DEALT (OUT) Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

dealt (out)

verb

past tense of deal (out)

as in distributed

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals aid workers dealt out a packet of emergency supplies to each earthquake victim

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The combination of large-scale pre-training, distributed post-training and feedback-driven learning after deployment forms the basis of GO-3 Preview.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
If accepted, student aid is distributed first to schools to cover tuition and fees, but any leftover money is deposited into bank accounts controlled by the fraudsters.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

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The race is widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu's nearly unbroken 17-year rule, which had left Israelis bitterly divided on a host of issues even before the deadliest attack in the country's history.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
The race was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu’s nearly unbroken 17-year rule, which had left Israelis bitterly divided on a host of issues even before the deadliest attack in the country’s history.

— Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

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In March 2000, Albany State was handed a two-year ban on playing postseason football as part of a list of penalties handed out by the NCAA.

— McClain Baxley for the AJC, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The prestigious Ballon d’Or is handed out annually by French magazine France Football to the best men’s and women’s soccer players.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

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How Israel's elections work Israelis vote for parties rather than directly electing a prime minister, with the Knesset’s 120 seats allocated through proportional representation.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
In the previous year, DePaul had allocated $426,000 for the museum, and de Lara managed to fundraise an additional $319,000.

— News Desk, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026

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