mete out
phrasal verb
meted out; meting out; metes out
: to give (something) to the people who one decides should get it : to give out or distribute (something)
We're trying to be fair in meting out rewards and punishments.
—usually used to refer to something unpleasant (such as punishment)Huge fines were meted out as punishment.
The king meted out justice as he saw fit.
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Adams deferred to Donlon as to whether any discipline will be meted out over the incident.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Nov. 2024
Much of how Disclaimer metes out this mystery takes the form of what are revealed to be scenes from Nancy’s novel, ultimately imagined interpretations of the day’s events.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
In this case, centrists need to be the ones showing grace, giving the post-electoral bashing being meted out to the party’s mostly youthful progressive wing who are being widely and unfairly blamed.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 2024
Minnie and Moskowitz is a drunken ballet of uncontained emotions meted out between two lovers who turn each other into their wildest selves.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Nov. 2024
Much of how Disclaimer metes out this mystery takes the form of what are revealed to be scenes from Nancy’s novel, ultimately imagined interpretations of the day’s events.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
In this case, centrists need to be the ones showing grace, giving the post-electoral bashing being meted out to the party’s mostly youthful progressive wing who are being widely and unfairly blamed.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 2024
Minnie and Moskowitz is a drunken ballet of uncontained emotions meted out between two lovers who turn each other into their wildest selves.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Mete out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mete%20out. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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