as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
no system yet in place for handing out room assignments
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Recent Examples of hand out
Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The Spirit Awards are being handed out Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
Nobody loves their student loans, so most borrowers would willingly accept a handout if offered to them.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Verb
In the vestibule, Katie Rudner folded programs for arriving guests and handed out envelopes for checks and helped with Venmo charges.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The Spirit Awards are being handed out Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
The country has resorted to desperate attempts to reverse their course, such as clumsily trying to incentivize dating through cash handouts.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
Nobody loves their student loans, so most borrowers would willingly accept a handout if offered to them.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand out
Verb
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According to Lyons Magnus, the recalled products were distributed primarily to long-term care facilities and were not available for retail.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The winery distributed 1,800 bottles of 18-year brandy and 900 bottles of 25-year brandy to the Midwestern epicenter of brandy.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Image One of the key moments in the initial branding of Ultimate Frisbee was when the trio of founders recorded all the rules in a booklet, printed in 1970.—
David Waldstein,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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It’s being done in coordination with the Black Archives of Mid-America, which publishes a Black history booklet in partnership with the Kansas City Public Library and the Local Investment Commission, also known as LINC.—
Mará Rose Williams,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
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There are also times when the presentation of the credits alone has some sort of meaning tied to the film.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Doors open at 6 p.m.; the presentation is at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10 for general admission; $5 for California Surf Museum members.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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The vice president also spoke at the end of the first month of Mr. Trump’s second administration, a period in which the president has issued executive orders at a dizzying speed, often dispensing with longstanding norms of American government.—
Michael Gold,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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One wrong injection, one wrongly dispensed IV drip, could kill a patient and end Floria’s career.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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This means pushing beyond pamphlets, billboards and radio advertising to digital platforms where patients actively seek healthcare answers.—
Adhip Ray,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Image In France, the dynamic between society and the individual played out in the pamphlets and prints that proliferated during the revolution.—
Marjoleine Kars,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The subsidies are financed through the Energy Development Account referred to as CDE is supported by contributions from electricity distributors.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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At a time of shrinking demand and high costs, rising protectionism globally, particularly in the US, will stifle our exports and damage over £400m worth of the steel sector's contribution to the UK's balance of trade.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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All three refused to provide identification or sign arrest paperwork, and were identified only after their pictures were shown to an FBI agent, police said.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Indiana Republicans have proposed cutting state funding for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program, which provides books to young kids in an effort to promote literacy.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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Gone are the days when our holiday choices were limited to destinations featured in travel agent windows or brochures.—
Dana Dunne,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Designers and production artists use InDesign to create a spectrum of print deliverables, such as books, brochures, newspapers, and magazines, and digital media, such as ebooks and interactive PDFs.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Hand out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20out. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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