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dishes out

VERB

distribute

Synonyms

WEAK

allocate deliver dispense dole out fork over furnish give out hand hand out hand over inflict ladle mete out present produce scoop serve serve up spoon supply transfer turn over

Antonyms

WEAK

take

Example Sentences

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Travel is great, and I love patronizing restaurants opened by immigrant chefs who send enticing smells and savory dishes out of their kitchens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

We pulled the clean, hot dishes out of the machine and stacked them to be used again.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2024

Indeed, Jokic keeps doing Jokic-type things: posting triple-doubles galore as he dishes out jaw-dropping, no-look passes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2023

Tahj Washington serves soul food classics out of his kitchen and dishes out touchdowns on the field.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2023

Bugs said, “Dang, girl, you act like this is the first cardboard jungle I’ve been in, I know how you do dishes out here.”

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis