dishes out

Definition of dishes outnext
present tense third-person singular of dish out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishes out
Verb
  • Football is king in the SEC and dictates the buckets of television money the conference doles out.
    Justin Williams, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Through a combination of buttery-smooth fabric, mighty arch support, impact-absorbing memory foam, and the kind of curved, rocker-like outsole that doles out both traction and momentum on any surface.
    Rudolf Obias, Footwear News, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Blakespear recognizes Women Who Inspire in Senate District 38, while Boerner hands out Women of Impact awards in the 77th Assembly District.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The country’s economic crimes unit has opened a corruption investigation into former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland — who also once headed the committee that hands out the Nobel Peace Prize — over his ties with Epstein.
    Jill Lawless, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Jennifer Pomeranz, a public health law professor at NYU, splits the difference between Faber and McBride, saying MAHA’s voluntary approach is actually working, not despite the chaos, but through it.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • That tension between sweet and savory is what splits jelly bean fans into opposing camps.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • When access to capital is restricted, wealth becomes more concentrated and the powerful engine of growth becomes a force that divides rather than elevates us all.
    Jacob Walthour, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In a nutshell, OFDMA divides channels into resource units (RUs), allowing for smaller data packets that can be transmitted to multiple users simultaneously.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When a team allots minutes to so many young players simultaneously, lapses in concentration and on-court mistakes are bound to happen.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The company assigns a third-party installer to your project.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • When a customer completes an order online with a participating retailer, SameDay Local automatically matches them to the appropriate vehicle and driver, assigns the route and provides them live near-real-time tracking updates from pickup to delivery.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Dishes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishes%20out. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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