as in concave
curved inward
Arabian horses are noted for their dished muzzles and large wide-set eyes
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as in gossiped
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature
a DJ who dishes the celebrity gossip as part of the morning programming
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Recent Examples of dished
Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
The makeover starts with a set of Wood & Pickett wheel arches, which wrap snugly around 13-inch dished alloy rims.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
The supermodel, who is married to Rande Gerber — one of George's closest friends — dished on how their couples' dynamic has changed since George met his wife, Amal Clooney.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Pastrnak collected a loose puck behind the net and dished to Elias Lindholm in front and the centerman snapped home his first 5-on-5 goal of the season, his fifth tally of the year.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Matt Campion dished details of Spirit Studios’ debut micro-drama.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
On the Monday, June 2 episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Johnson, 35, dished on why Pascal, 50, can sometimes be spotted wearing items from her wardrobe.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 4 June 2025
Dončić scored 19 points, dished 12 assists and collected 15 rebounds for Los Angeles, which improved to 34-21 with the victory.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Off a neutral zone draw outside the Minnesota line, Morgan Geekie collected the puck in the O-zone and dished it back to Hampus Lindholm, who fired it toward the net.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The couple dished enough dirt on Harry’s famous relatives that their series was a hit and would go on to become the highest documentary debut ever for Netflix.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026
David Punch scored 13 points, dished seven assists and grabbed three steals for the Horned Frogs (21-10, 11-7 Big 12).
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Saadzadeh, veering to the middle of the pitch, smartly dished to an open David Manukian.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Ezra Ausar sent a hard pass through the paint to the freshman for the first, then Woods grabbed a steal and dished the ball to Arenas for a layup.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Lindal then grabbed another offensive rebound and dished the ball to Bowes, who scored to give the Corsairs a 27-24 lead.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Cronin asked reporters after Dent scored 30 points, dished seven assists and committed zero turnovers to lift UCLA (19-9 overall, 11-6 Big Ten) to a dominant win against USC on Tuesday night.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan — who are serving in that capacity for the third year in a row, having won the live variety special Emmy for their work on the 2024 show and been nominated for it for their work on the 2025 show — dished about their plans to The Hollywood Reporter.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
The makeover starts with a set of Wood & Pickett wheel arches, which wrap snugly around 13-inch dished alloy rims.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
The supermodel, who is married to Rande Gerber — one of George's closest friends — dished on how their couples' dynamic has changed since George met his wife, Amal Clooney.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Pastrnak collected a loose puck behind the net and dished to Elias Lindholm in front and the centerman snapped home his first 5-on-5 goal of the season, his fifth tally of the year.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Matt Campion dished details of Spirit Studios’ debut micro-drama.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
On the Monday, June 2 episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Johnson, 35, dished on why Pascal, 50, can sometimes be spotted wearing items from her wardrobe.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 4 June 2025
Dončić scored 19 points, dished 12 assists and collected 15 rebounds for Los Angeles, which improved to 34-21 with the victory.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
UConn finished the first quarter with momentum after Fudd stripped Hidalgo in the final seconds and dished a pass to Quinonez for a layup at the buzzer.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Off a neutral zone draw outside the Minnesota line, Morgan Geekie collected the puck in the O-zone and dished it back to Hampus Lindholm, who fired it toward the net.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The couple dished enough dirt on Harry’s famous relatives that their series was a hit and would go on to become the highest documentary debut ever for Netflix.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026
David Punch scored 13 points, dished seven assists and grabbed three steals for the Horned Frogs (21-10, 11-7 Big 12).
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Saadzadeh, veering to the middle of the pitch, smartly dished to an open David Manukian.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Ezra Ausar sent a hard pass through the paint to the freshman for the first, then Woods grabbed a steal and dished the ball to Arenas for a layup.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Lindal then grabbed another offensive rebound and dished the ball to Bowes, who scored to give the Corsairs a 27-24 lead.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Cronin asked reporters after Dent scored 30 points, dished seven assists and committed zero turnovers to lift UCLA (19-9 overall, 11-6 Big Ten) to a dominant win against USC on Tuesday night.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dished
Adjective
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Lightly wet just the concave side of the board and place it on a damp kitchen towel on your countertop.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
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The cello’s top and back are made from flat, concave carbon-fiber panels.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Lilian liked Anna, who was on the school board, knew what was going on, and gossiped matter-of-factly with neither pettiness nor zeal.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The records have thousands of references to Trump, including emails in which Epstein and others shared news articles, commented on his policies, or gossiped about him and his family.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But the social psychologists who catapulted to prominence in the early two-thousands were less interested in the richer concept of eudaemonia and more interested in a thinner, hollower, and vastly more individualistic enterprise of happiness, of simply feeling good.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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These nanoframes, which are nanoscale metal structures with hollow, frame-like geometries, are of significant interest because of their unique ability to concentrate and manipulate light at very small scales.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Emanuel, 66, has talked his way into 2028 presidential speculation by challenging his party’s college-town liberalism and pitching paid-for ideas.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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He was interviewed and later released after police talked to the Washington County District Attorney's Office.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For more than half a century, the story of a giant squid attack on the survivors of a sunken troop ship during World War II has made the rounds.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Apr. 2026
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In February 2017 separate studies examining Earth’s geological and geophysical characteristics revealed evidence of ancient sunken continents in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Dished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dished. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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