sharing (out)

verb

present participle of share (out)
as in handing out

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  1. handing out
  2. doling out
  3. measuring
  4. dealing
  5. splitting
  6. dividing
Verb
  • If state Senate and House candidates are not on the ballot in various districts, an entire army of volunteers and supporters will not be knocking on doors and handing out fliers for those local candidates and other Republicans on the ballot.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Bonci said at her household, her family will be handing out chocolate, because no one wants to go to the dietitian's house and get a baby carrot.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of handing out
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  • To mark 42 years of doling out deals, the rapidly-expanding big box store is marking down a whole bunch of items by the very appropriate amount of 42%.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In context of supination, this means minimizing the possibility of injuries; doling out a smoother, plusher ride; and kicking underpronation’s common side effects (think plantar fasciitis, ankle pain, and shin splints) to the curb.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of doling out
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  • The new ship will also be longer, measuring around 16 feet (5 meters) longer than the F-110 at 492 feet (150 meters).
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Governors can help change that by prioritizing and measuring what students know and can do in civics.
    — Lamar Alexander, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of measuring
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  • Just when Kansas City appeared to be building momentum toward a Sunday night comeback, kicker Harrison Butker missed his second attempt of the night, dealing another blow to the Chiefs’ hopes.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Others were dealing divorce, custody issues or other difficult life events.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of dealing
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  • These ballot measures are all relatively straightforward so far, but there’s one question up to voters this fall that puts wild animals front-and-center — and is splitting hunters and anglers down an ethical centerline.
    — Neel Dhanesha, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Under alkaline conditions, splitting water molecules takes over 100 times longer than in acidic environments.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of splitting
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  • Pella is currently dividing her time between helping her fiancé study for the law school admissions test and planning her writer friend Owen’s destination wedding off the coast of Rhode Island.
    — Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Netanyahu goes into the election as both the leading candidate and one of the biggest issues dividing voters.
    — Matt Bradley, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of dividing
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