plied (with)

verb

past tense of ply (with)
as in dealt (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plied (with)
  1. doled out
  2. distributed
  3. allocated
  4. dispensed
  5. administered
  6. handed over
  7. apportioned
  8. provided
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  • In Massachusetts, more than $146 million has been doled out in down payment help to homebuyers since 2020.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The form indicated tickets would be doled out for either of two different games.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of doled out
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  • Investigators said at the time that more than 25 songs had been played or distributed online without permission from Eminem or the group that owns his music, Capitol Labels Group.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The numbers were distributed evenly across the incoming beam, and whether the photon passed the polarizer depended on its number and the polarizer’s angle.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributed
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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
Definition of allocated
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  • The prescriptions were then taken to Striderite Pharmacy, where Yusuf and other pharmacy employees dispensed the medication to Llerena.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Studio 1 tracks the amount dispensed to estimate how much remains.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of dispensed
Verb
  • The National Association of State Boards of Education also reports that some districts give students seven assessments per grade, with most tests administered one to three times a year.
    — Liza Bondurant, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The group’s advocacy for narcotics was both far-out—the idea that Class As might ever be administered clinically or therapeutically by the NHS was a fringe pursuit—and shockingly comprehensive.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of administered
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  • The roommate handed over the toddler, along with an extra set of clothing and diapers.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • By the 2120s, the entire labyrinth will be completely backfilled, sealed, and handed over to the state.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of handed over
Verb
  • The state was apportioned a bare 300,000 acre-feet a year in 1928, when Las Vegas was merely a dusty outpost miles from the Hoover Dam construction site.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The company generally denied the allegations and asserted that any damages should be apportioned among the parties and other potentially responsible parties.
    — Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of apportioned
Verb
  • Bennett also provided Scott with the full name of the witness.
    — CBS Philadelphia, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The arrangement provided a model for Sanders to expand his business without opening and operating every restaurant himself.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
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