HANDED OUT Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

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 The awards are presented in Stockholm, with the exception of the Peace Prize, which is handed out in Oslo, a tradition often linked to the union that bound Sweden and Norway during Nobel’s lifetime. — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026 The awards show has now revealed the list of 30 eligible podcasts for its second award, to be handed out on Sunday, January 10, 2027. — Peter White, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 The bot accepted a low-ball offer and consequently handed out Matt's ADDRESS to a potential buyer. — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Waiters handed out espresso martini shots and warm chocolate chip cookies. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026 According to The Globe and Mail, free packs of tissues branded with Bareilles’s name were handed out earlier this month at a Toronto show. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 In the nearly two months of data acquired by the Herald via a public records request, drivers were cited in virtually every corner of the county but there were a handful of hot spots around the county where high numbers of citations were handed out. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 Mayor Linda Gorton told me the city has handed out free gun locks and offered to buy back guns from residents, among other interventions. — Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026 Some T-shirts and hats were handed out, but players only briefly put them on before adding them to the piles some of them have at home. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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Among Parton’s charitable efforts aimed at education was her Imagination Library, which has distributed more than 300 million books to children worldwide over the past 30 years.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
In total, 96 groups across the country saw their funding expire at the end of the September, because of a reorganization in the way federal dollars are being distributed.

— Ciara McCarthy October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributed

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In May, a federal appeals court granted Louisiana’s request to reinstate a nationwide requirement that mifepristone be dispensed in person.

— Aria Bendix, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026
The agency has repeatedly reaffirmed the pill’s safety and effectiveness over the years, in addition to easing a number of restrictions on the drug, including dropping a requirement that it be dispensed in person.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of dispensed

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At the pool and beachside, reusable glass bottles are provided upon request in buckets of ice, free of charge.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Authorities are currently looking at around R$61 million ($12 million) in funds provided by Daniel Vorcaro, the owner of Brazil’s Banco Master, to finance the film.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

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The country is already bitterly divided, with far-left and far-right parties leading opinion polls ahead of presidential elections next year.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Yet Germany’s meager amount of uranium ore had been divided between different piles in the project.

— Mike McRae October 06, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of divided

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In the United States, it is primarily allocated for off highway vehicles such as agricultural machinery and construction equipment.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Erdos, the Department of Interior official, said that cleanup funds are typically allocated after a collapse or incident occurs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

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