deals (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of deal (out)
as in distributes
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals aid workers dealt out a packet of emergency supplies to each earthquake victim

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deals (out)
  1. distributes
  2. dispenses
  3. provides
  4. hands out
  5. divides
  6. supplies
  7. allocates
Verb
  • The government has supported the initiative alongside the International Chess Federation, known as FIDE, Chess Kenya and The Gift of Chess, a nonprofit organization that distributes chess sets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Over the course of a week, the Zadie Project distributes about 1,000 quarts of soup to schools and community organizations across metro Atlanta.
    — Brian Unger, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributes
Verb
  • The product comes with a double pump that dispenses two crepiness-tackling solutions.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Every day, Hy-Vee pharmacy manager Erin Jensen dispenses prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs, the weight-loss medications that have more than tripled in popularity in the last two years in the United States.
    — Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispenses
Verb
  • There’s the menagerie of found object ephemera that provides a sense of intimacy and personality (look for the wild bit of art hanging in the spa entrance).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Evenson said the Missouri Department of Transportation had no issue with the bike race using the bridge, as long as the contractor provides permission.
    — Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of provides
Verb
  • Felton, like Saputra, regularly hands out experimental dishes to dedicated regulars in exchange for uncensored critiques.
    — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Texas hands out billions in tax abatements and incentives to mega-corporations that often fail to deliver lasting benefits to local communities.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of hands out
Verb
  • Education level divides Americans as well — just 47 percent of Americans without four-year degrees reported believing that science benefits most people, compared to 71 percent of college grads.
    — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Each cell type is characterized by particular gene-expression settings, which are inherited when a cell divides.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of divides
Verb
  • The light supplies the energy needed to trigger electron transfer between the two molecules.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • These levels can now be measured simultaneously in many cells using a technique called single-cell RNA sequencing, which supplies a snapshot of all the different RNA molecules each cell contains.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of supplies
Verb
  • The 10 Percent Profit Pledge initiative allocates a portion of Rituals’ net profits to supporting the well-being of people and the planet.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In a report on the outage published on Friday, NATS said a software defect in the National Airspace System, which allocates codes so air traffic controllers can identify flights on radar, was behind the decision to ax the flights.
    — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of allocates
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“Deals (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deals%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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