shared (out)

verb

Definition of shared (out)next
past tense of share (out)
as in handed out

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  1. handed out
  2. measured
  3. doled out
  4. divided
  5. split
  6. dispensed
  7. administered
  8. dealt
Verb
  • 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
  • Teen and young adult volunteers handed out water bottles, staffed information booths and hyped up the crowd.
    — Shivika Verma, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Definition of handed out
Verb
  • Wildlife officials caught and euthanized two alligators in the area, which measured 12 feet and 13 feet.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • General seating was under a beating sun, and the temperature of chairs was measured at 160 degrees.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Definition of measured
Verb
  • Like any good Sheridan show, gratuitous violence and clichéd wisdom are doled out with abandon, the spoonful of sugar to help the medicine—in this case ranching gone awry—go down.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
  • Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill gave about $10 billion to NASA to be doled out over six years, but much of those funds are earmarked for specific purposes.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of doled out
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
Verb
  • In August, the five-person court split along party lines to meet once a month instead of twice a month.
    — Rachel Royster July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
  • In the future, should both formats reach 20 submissions in the same year, the Television Academy will automatically split the categories into two again.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The state’s system is administered locally by municipal clerks who know their communities and are accountable under state law.
    — Reid Ribble, Time, 8 July 2026
  • Those needs are easily accommodated through thoughtful exceptions easily administered by teachers and school staff.
    — Paul Jester, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of administered
Verb
  • That's because the team will be without star striker Folarin Balogun after he was dealt a wildly controversial red card in the second half of the match.
    — Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Instead, the Bucks dealt Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat for four players and three first round picks.
    — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of dealt
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“Shared (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shared%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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