handed out

verb

past tense of hand out
as in distributed
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals no system yet in place for handing out room assignments

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Recent Examples of handed out No discipline had yet been handed out, the lawmakers said they were told. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 In 2026, the fair’s panel of wine professionals handed out hundreds of medals in categories such as Best Value, Best of Region, and Best of California. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026 The first booking was handed out in the 41st minute and — set your faces to stunned – it was shown to an Argentina player. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Buses transported families, including children and teenagers, from Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, while young activists from Ben Gvir’s and Smotrich’s parties handed out campaign materials and pamphlets. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Her favorite memory was a copy of the Constitution on parchment-looking paper that a Fourth of July host handed out to guests. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026 Viewers who tune in to watch the Primetime Emmy Awards in September on NBC will see significantly fewer awards handed out. — Peter White, Deadline, 17 July 2026 During the ceremony, boxes of Girl Scout cookies would be handed out to the audience—to Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and much of the Hollywood establishment. — Lynn Godfrey, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Last month in San Diego, The Michelin Guide handed out its coveted 2026 star awards to California restaurants. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handed out
  1. distributed
  2. dispensed
  3. provided
  4. divided
  5. allocated
Verb
  • The Panthers distributed 47,736 tickets, and the stadium looked about 60% full.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Workers will dispute which tasks should be automated and how resulting gains should be distributed.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of distributed
Verb
  • Addicts could bring their heroin and cocaine to a 13-seat center where staff dispensed needles, swabs, and sterile water to cook the drugs and offered advice on vein maintenance.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Instead of seeing him as a future Hall of Famer who should be a franchise pillar, the Royals dispensed him to Houston in 2004 in a three-way trade that brought them back catcher John Buck, third baseman Mark Teahen and pitcher Mike Wood.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of dispensed
Verb
  • The Chiefs opened their free agency by handing Reid a reason to run the ball more and provided him an avenue toward running it more effectively.
    — Sam McDowell July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • On a warm summer evening with the sun setting behind the lawn, the amphitheater provided a fitting backdrop for Mellencamp’s heartland rock.
    — Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Definition of provided
Verb
  • Overall, the picture by market remained sharply divided in June.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • Committee term limits have divided congressional Democrats, and attempts to impose them have come up short in previous years.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of divided
Verb
  • The government allocated $10 million to develop the site into a tourist attraction.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • The increase is consequential because the brands studied allocated more than 63 percent of their advertising budgets to search and social.
    — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of allocated

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