dished out

verb

Definition of dished outnext
past tense of dish out
as in measured (out)

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  1. split
  2. allotted
  3. assigned
  4. appropriated
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  • The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The court recognized and held that the union’s regulations could and did govern the agents’ business entity, a decision which splits from the NFLPA’s regulation of agents.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of split
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  • The six least populous states and the District of Columbia have only three electoral votes, the minimum number allotted to a state.
    Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
  • That means one mile of desolate country road is allotted the same maintenance money as an eight-lane interchange.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of allotted
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  • The Sharks assigned forward prospect Kasper Halttunen to the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League on Friday.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the National Gendarmerie deployed dozens of patrol teams assigned to metro lines.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of assigned
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  • The first big hero of the moment was the beer-swilling, leather-wearing, foulmouthed Stone Cold Steve Austin, who appropriated a famous Bible verse for his own purposes.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The funding allocated by Congress for the migrant care grant program is a fraction of the money appropriated for FEMA's disaster relief efforts.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of appropriated
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