dish out

verb

Definition of dish outnext
as in to measure (out)

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Recent Examples of dish out The glacier carts and kiosks that dish out ice cream, soft serve and sorbets did brisk business all week. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 June 2026 Don’t want to dish out extra money? — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 23 June 2026 Listeners are encouraged to call into the show’s hotline, while Berner and Bishop dish out their best advice pertaining to all things relationships, life, social media and work. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 Russian ref Valentin Ivanov dished out four red cards and 16 yellows during Portugal’s 1-0 last-16 victory over the Netherlands in 2006. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dish out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dish out
  1. hand out
  2. portion
  3. proportion
  4. split
  5. part
  6. allot
  7. dole out
Verb
  • Allegedly, so many cinema-goers vomited and fainted during the initial screenings of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) that theatre staff had to hand out smelling salts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Take a look The White Sox's papal play Pope Leo XIV got a tribute Tuesday night when the White Sox hosted the Cincinnati Reds, as over 40,000 pope hats were handed out to fans and even players.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of hand out
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  • Instead of making last-minute pet store runs, many owners are choosing subscription meal plans that arrive automatically and are portioned specifically for their dogs.
    — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The roasted chiles, cleaned or not, can be portioned into zip-top or vacuum seal bags and frozen for up to two years.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of portion
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  • Since most tops aren’t proportioned for petites, I'm often left with ill-fitting sleeves and necklines that are way too low.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
  • Ordinary humans like Stephen’s selfish boss are depicted as giant walking eggs, while others are proportioned like bobble heads.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of proportion
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  • While Sebastiaan Bornauw was staying wide on the right of the back three, Trafford came out to split Tarik Muharemovic and Jaka Bijol, offering them a passing option.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The admission, an aside in a wide-ranging interview, raised eyebrows in the recovery community given the star’s very public embrace of sobriety after joining a 12-step program following his 2016 split from wife Angelina Jolie.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of split
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  • One competitor as a receiver/returner parted Wednesday with the release of Junior Bergen, a 2025 seventh-round practice squad player.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The curtain of bangèd men parted for Uncle Jimmy as Kath followed close behind.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of part
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  • For a long time, the prime real estate for podcast discovery was Apple’s iTunes, where new podcasts were allotted their own row for a week.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Experts say the vast majority of nonprofits cap the amount of vacation time an employee can accrue, most often to one-and-a-half times the vacation hours allotted to them for a single year.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of allot
Verb
  • Chinese funds are also doled out on an ad hoc basis with little transparency.
    — Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The billionaire philanthropist, novelist, and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has doled out more than $26 billion to charity during the past few years, but has done so without much fanfare.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dole out

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