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Recent Examples of dish out
There are gamer-friendly features, like the 165-Hz refresh rate (with AMD FreeSync support), which will make games appear more fluid and smoother on the screen, provided your computer is powerful enough to dish out the necessary frames per second.
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Luke Larsen, Wired News, 25 June 2025
These professionals are also dishing out on their favorite cleaning products to tackle the job.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
Emily Crotty, Andrew, junior, midfielder: Scored 15 goals and dished out 12 assists for regional champs.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Throughout the show, Golden holds court as host, dishing out advice, zingers and questions, a big-haired, brunette mix of Carol Burnett and Dolly Gallagher Levi.
—Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Luke Larsen, Wired News, 25 June 2025
These professionals are also dishing out on their favorite cleaning products to tackle the job.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
Emily Crotty, Andrew, junior, midfielder: Scored 15 goals and dished out 12 assists for regional champs.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Throughout the show, Golden holds court as host, dishing out advice, zingers and questions, a big-haired, brunette mix of Carol Burnett and Dolly Gallagher Levi.
—Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dish out
Verb
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Staffers handed out sandwiches, beverages and even canes for those who did not have time to grab their medical equipment in the smoke and flames.—
Holly Ramer,
Fortune,
15 July 2025
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The Primetime Emmy Awards are handed out in three separate ceremonies.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The main preparation room is strategically located adjacent to the walk-in freezer, which includes large bins of pre-mixed and portioned cookies prepared at the bakery’s central production facility.—
Camila Pedrosa
July 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2025
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The rate is based on an assessment of each property’s future benefit to improvements and to portion out costs among property owners.—
Mason Rouser,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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This can not only help your room feel properly proportioned but can also enable easy flow throughout the space.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025
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The new Leaf is one size smaller than the Equinox EV, which is nearly identically proportioned to Tesla's Model Y SUV.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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The experts split into teams representing the U.S. and China, and each side was armed with the weapons that its country is thought to possess.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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If their parents died, the sisters would split their inheritance.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Would Anthopoulos be willing to go for it by parting from a promising young catcher to get a pitcher of Giolito's reliability in return?—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Cardi’s hair was parted to the side with the front portion teased up for several inches of volume at the root, then styled in big, loose curls that matched the romantic-goth vibes of her sheer black beaded gown.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 July 2025
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Even more unconventional is the way these portals are arrayed and allotted.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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First Qatar, then Senegal, Togo, Spain, Colombia, Brazil, China, Lebanon and the U.K. spoke for three minutes each, the time allotted to member states.—
Isabelle Mayault,
The Dial,
8 July 2025
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The Primetime Emmy Awards will be doled out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sept. 14.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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However, peaches are high in sugar, so only dole out the peaches in small doses.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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“Dish out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dish%20out. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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