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Recent Examples of dish out
The 13-year veteran dished out 4.8 assists last season for the champion New York Liberty, although her minutes diminished during the playoff run.
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
During his final hours of the presidency, Biden dished out preemptive pardons to his family members, along with lawmakers and staff who were involved in running the House Jan. 6 select committee that investigated the riot.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Thus far, Antetokounmpo has grabbed 12.0 rebounds per game, his highest per-game rebound tally since the 2019-20 season, and dished out 6.0 assists per game, which would be his second-highest per-game assist average of his career.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Cooper Flagg scored 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists playing 39 of 40 minutes in the Duke Blue Devils’ 63-56 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Saturday.
Duke, the No. 2 team in the nation, improved to 17-2 and 9-0 against ACC opponents.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
During his final hours of the presidency, Biden dished out preemptive pardons to his family members, along with lawmakers and staff who were involved in running the House Jan. 6 select committee that investigated the riot.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Thus far, Antetokounmpo has grabbed 12.0 rebounds per game, his highest per-game rebound tally since the 2019-20 season, and dished out 6.0 assists per game, which would be his second-highest per-game assist average of his career.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Cooper Flagg scored 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists playing 39 of 40 minutes in the Duke Blue Devils’ 63-56 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Saturday.
Duke, the No. 2 team in the nation, improved to 17-2 and 9-0 against ACC opponents.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dish out
Verb
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As the Sundance Film Festival heads into its final weekend, the Park City event handed out trophies this morning to this year’s best.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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Who were these people handing out 7-Eleven gift cards and asking personal questions?—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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Consider portioning snacks, like chips, pretzels or popcorn into smaller containers.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
30 Jan. 2025
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Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, portion the dough into balls and place 2-inches apart onto prepared baking sheets (do not flatten).—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
16 Dec. 2024
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An additional 10 percent of those sales, plus the sales of books that are not earmarked for a specific store, gets split up and distributed to every store on Bookshop's platform.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
28 Jan. 2025
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Wooden fences sagged and split, their paint faded and peeling.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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The new mid-engined 2.0-liter and the mid-engined proportioned FT-Se concept fit too comfortably together to be ignored.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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On the other hand, many ardent Chevy Tri-Five folks will posit any number of valid arguments why the original ’55, or ideally proportioned ’56, should take the podium in a Bel Air beauty contest.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
20 Dec. 2024
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Perfume notes Perfume notes are divided into three different categories, including base notes, middle notes and top notes.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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They were then divided into a compatible group and an incompatible group.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
6 Feb. 2025
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Just as the ceremony began, however, the clouds began to part.—
Alexandra Macon,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
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Sun exposure: Full to part sun Soil type: Average, acidic to neutral Crabapples are stunning when in full bloom with their branches fully covered in flowers.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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The budget submitted by the Lai administration in August marked a defense budget increase of just 2.45 percent, down from the 2.5 percent allotted last year.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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The building has 381 residences, with 115 of them allotted for affordable housing.—
Victoria M. Walker,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Giants have made a couple of significant player investments this offseason, signing shortstop Willy Adames to the largest contract in franchise history (seven years, $182 million) and doling out $15 million to add Verlander to their rotation.—
Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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There are several Colombian restaurants in Miami, doling out classics like tamales, bandeja paisa and ajiaco.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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