HANDS OUT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

hands out

verb

present tense third-person singular of hand out

as in distributes

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals no system yet in place for handing out room assignments

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Recent Examples of hands out In addition to the Supporting Actor and Actress in a Limited/Anthology series, the FKA Creative Arts ceremony hands out the awards for guest acting in comedy and drama, performance in a short-form series, and character voiceover performance. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 July 2026 Twin Farms in Vermont hands out Stave wooden puzzles that change with the seasons, while Baccarat Hotel New York has given VIP guests crystal pieces special enough to become family heirlooms. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 It’s named after Anders Adolph Retzius (1796-1860), a Swedish professor of anatomy and administrator at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, which hands out the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026 Each year, The Best Pizza Awards hands out accolades to the best of the best pie shops all over the world. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026 Royals tend to make their appearances during the middle and end of the tournament—Kate Middleton even hands out the trophies after the finals. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 July 2026 He's also been an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that hands out the little gold men. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 Ali Riza Dogan, the owner of Manhattan restaurant Ali Baba Mediterranean Cuisine, hands out free meals weekly and has invited homeless people to sleep in his restaurant's entryway on cold nights. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 Roxana Jullapat hands out chocolate muffins to her team. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

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The Confederation of African Football, which is more dependent on the money FIFA distributes than other continental confederations, has backed Infantino.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The Payout Date, also known as the payment date, is the day the company distributes the dividend to eligible shareholders.

— Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of distributes

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That unit dispenses prescriptions in CVS' more than 9,000 retail pharmacies and provides other services, such as vaccinations and diagnostic testing.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
The foundation dispenses $350,000 to $500,000 a year, according to the family's attorney, Stephanie Johnson O’Day.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Definition of dispenses

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Although the film doles out answers, there is some economical hand-waving about why the neighborhood has power and running water for so long.

— William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
This Darla sandal, on sale for a limited time, doles out balance despite its towering platform height.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 July 2026

Definition of doles out

Verb

Pips-out is more of a defensive rubber that provides more speed and power but has less spin on hits.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
This next generation of talent provides an in for luxury brands who are keen to generate loyalty and sales, not just celebrity fervor, through their Korean brand ambassadors.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of provides

Verb

Backups Lan Larison, Jam Miller and Myles Montgomery worked apart from Maye and the top three backs during a walkthrough 11-on-11 period that, in a regular-season setting, usually divides the starters from the scout-teamers.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
But today’s Court often divides along stark ideological lines, and the liberals often sound truly distraught in their dissents.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of divides

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Two of the power plant’s eight turbines are now producing electricity again, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said via social media on Monday, offering some relief to a facility that supplies nearly half the country’s electricity.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Nvidia supplies the computing platform; the investors decide what to fund.

— Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of supplies

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