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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France’s most unforgiving dispenser of fictional vengeance upon male oppressors has maintained her cultural edge by meting out grace instead.
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Marc Weingarten, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2024
Her ninth child, Max, said his mother meted out discipline in her own way, through healthy competition.
—Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Unlike in football, where nonconference scheduling is done years in advance—often with athletic directors taking the lead—basketball date-making is still largely meted out at the level of the head coach.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2024
The action drama regularly metes out dangerous rescues of the lifeguarding variety, plunging deep into the Pacific or zipping around on a succession of jet skis.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2024
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Marc Weingarten, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2024
Her ninth child, Max, said his mother meted out discipline in her own way, through healthy competition.
—Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Unlike in football, where nonconference scheduling is done years in advance—often with athletic directors taking the lead—basketball date-making is still largely meted out at the level of the head coach.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2024
The action drama regularly metes out dangerous rescues of the lifeguarding variety, plunging deep into the Pacific or zipping around on a succession of jet skis.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Mete out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mete%20out. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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