SHARED (OUT) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

shared (out)

verb

Definition of shared (out)

past tense of share (out)

as in handed out

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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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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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The students will have to avoid allowing political divisions that might split their movement.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Early hands-on reviews broadly agree that the FP2 leans toward filmmakers, even though Sigma pitches it as an even split between stills and video.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026

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Nesmith was dealt a flagrant foul, but not before some pushing and shoving broke out.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
To fans, that was the most consequential part of the historic punishment dealt by the NBA, which commissioned a year-long investigation that determined the Clippers committed audacious levels of salary cap circumvention.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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