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giving out

VERB

discharge

Synonyms

WEAK

beam belch effuse emanate emit exhale exude flow give forth issue pour produce radiate release send out smell of throw out vent void

Example Sentences

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Sandy is also alarmed councils are giving out operator licences without stipulating that e-bikes must be insured to cover incidents such as hers.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The ever-rising salary cap means that NFL teams can more easily afford to make costly mistakes, like giving out huge contracts to players they eventually cut.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

The money lines: “Whoever is giving out those permits is a VIP…Unless they’re dead.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Then he resumed pointing at members of the crowd, yelling, “You got an iPad,” referring to the forever viral clip of Oprah Winfrey giving out free cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

She watched the women, Biafran women, haggling, giving out change in Nigerian pounds as if it was currency they had used all their lives.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie