handed out

verb

past tense of hand out
as in distributed
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 This time around, 13 red cards have been handed out and the tournament isn’t even done with the Round of 16. — Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026 The award is handed out to the most outstanding amateur baseball player in the nation. — Hunter Delauder, AJC.com, 30 June 2026 So far, 13 red cards have been handed out this World Cup, a sharp increase from the four handed out four years ago. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 6 July 2026 Teen and young adult volunteers handed out water bottles, staffed information booths and hyped up the crowd. — Shivika Verma, Mercury News, 6 July 2026 The day after the ceremony, photos circulated online of an ivory handkerchief embroidered with lace that was handed out to the wedding guests. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 July 2026 According to SpoTrac, two of the 189 red cards have been handed out in the history of the World Cup have ever been rescinded. — Mac Engel july 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026 The singer ordered 30 pizzas to be delivered to the line of fans outside New York City’s Central Park, handed out by members of her team — including her dad! — Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 The Hollywood Reporter came out on top at the 68th Southern California Journalism Awards, which were handed out at a gala ceremony Sunday night at the the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handed out
  1. distributed
  2. dispensed
  3. provided
  4. divided
  5. allocated
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  • Authorities say electrical service in La Guaira has recovered to roughly 90%, while more than 5 million liters of water have been distributed across affected areas.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • After attorneys are paid, the remaining funds will be distributed to impacted customers.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of distributed
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  • Prosecutors say Hammond, who was a pharmacist at Central Pharmacy in Lansing from 2020 to 2024, dispensed and billed a substantial number of female condoms that the pharmacy never received from a wholesaler.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • One groom just had to have a fountain that dispensed ranch dressing.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Definition of dispensed
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  • Before the World Cup, Dioz provided employee uniforms for events including Super Bowl LIX and Copa America, which may have given it a leg up on the FIFA contact.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Now in its 18th year, The Zac Foundation has provided free water safety camps to more than 25,000 kids in at-risk communities.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of provided
Verb
  • While Walmart isn’t an official sponsor of the World Cup, either, taking advantage of the social media chatter helps the company glom onto the tournament without paying FIFA for the privilege – especially when attention spans are divided.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • Although the numbers on the chassis were divided into various unrelated intervals, the transmissions appeared to be numbered sequentially, as were the tank guns, heaters, road wheels and turret engines.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 July 2026
Definition of divided
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  • Global availability is 232 bottles, with 21 allocated to the United States, each with a price tag of $6,530.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • In his final state budget as governor, Gavin Newsom allocated $135 million to provide incentives for new and used EVs.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of allocated

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