DISHES OUT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

dishes out

verb

present tense third-person singular of dish out

as in measures (out)

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The district received a $750,000 grant from the Colorado Water Conservation Board, which doles out money from sports betting tax revenue, said Diana Lane, sustainable food and water program director for The Nature Conservancy in Colorado, which helped the district land the grant.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
The property also boasts amenities such as a rooftop pool, an on-site gym, and dining options like Spinning Jenny’s Coffee Bar, which doles out local favorites, including bagels baked by Rover Bagel in the nearby historic Pepperell Mill.

— Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026

Definition of doles out

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Royals tend to make their appearances during the middle and end of the tournament—Kate Middleton even hands out the trophies after the finals.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 July 2026
He's also been an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that hands out the little gold men.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026

Definition of hands out

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Flex is designed for the professional who splits time between the kitchen table, a coffee shop, and a hot desk.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Just off the Little River, in the woodsy historic Sherwood Forest neighborhood, Northeast 85th Street splits in two around the mound, marked by a pair of signs.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

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Crisis and renewal are strictly a matter of marketing now, a fiction that permanently assigns the Democrats the role of technocrats managing national decline while Republicans get to stand for muscular optimism and economic expansion.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
An organization that hires for potential and then assigns only narrow, low-risk work has not given potential a chance to prove itself.

— Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

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