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doles out

VERB

allocate, distribute

Synonyms

WEAK

administer allot apportion assign deal deal out dispense disperse divide divvy give hand out lot measure mete mete out parcel partition share share out

Antonyms

WEAK

collect gather hoard hold

Example Sentences

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The wiry Boon doles out his brash character’s reserves of vulnerability to stunning effect — Tommy is a difficult part and Boon knows how to make it revealing and suspenseful.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Audience members are naturally Bacharach fans, and the show, which runs about two hours with an intermission, doles out the great hits lavishly, beginning with all three singers performing “Always Something There to Remind Me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Another was to the formula that doles out federal aid, which was made in part to offer more help to lower-income students.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

“May December” is very deliberate in how it doles out information, and what makes the film so captivating is that each scene presents something that may or may not be true.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2023

Her slender brown arms wave about like wings as she doles out every command.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton