dish out
verb
dished out; dishing out; dishes out
: to give or dispense freely
dish out gifts
dish out advice
dish out punishment
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Boys lacrosse Matthew Grafton finished with a hat trick, and dished out a pair of assists as Abington knocked off South Shore Voke, 9-5, in a nonleague contest.
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
North Carolina surfer Owen Moss scored $75 from sponsor Got Milk, who was dishing out cold hard cash for winners of each heat as a fun incentive, along with a small carton of chocolate milk.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2025
Method Man’s appearance follows the show’s recent nods to boy band royalty like NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick and B2K’s Omarion, both of whom joined the panel this week to dish out clues.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
Last year, 130,000 Chipotle employees dished out $11.3 billion worth of chicken, steak and barbacoa across 3,700 global stores—enough to make Chipotle the third most valuable restaurant chain on the planet, with a market capitalization of $68 billion, behind only McDonald’s and Starbucks.
—Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
North Carolina surfer Owen Moss scored $75 from sponsor Got Milk, who was dishing out cold hard cash for winners of each heat as a fun incentive, along with a small carton of chocolate milk.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2025
Method Man’s appearance follows the show’s recent nods to boy band royalty like NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick and B2K’s Omarion, both of whom joined the panel this week to dish out clues.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
Last year, 130,000 Chipotle employees dished out $11.3 billion worth of chicken, steak and barbacoa across 3,700 global stores—enough to make Chipotle the third most valuable restaurant chain on the planet, with a market capitalization of $68 billion, behind only McDonald’s and Starbucks.
—Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Dish out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dish%20out. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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