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
Marina Watts, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, The Bachelor — with Grant Ellis handing out the roses — currently airs Mondays at 8/7c on ABC, with the season finale set for Mar. 24.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Mar. 2025
John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2025
Never mind that the billions in taxpayer handouts that the Biden administration showered on green special interests did virtually nothing to bring down global temperatures.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Plenty of performances are lined up, along with special awards honoring accomplished musicians and a fun list of celebrity appearances to hand out the awards.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, The Bachelor — with Grant Ellis handing out the roses — currently airs Mondays at 8/7c on ABC, with the season finale set for Mar. 24.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
Opponents, including lawmakers from both parties, have criticized the film tax credits — a $1.5 billion benefit to the industry over the last two decades — as an unfair handout to relatively small slice of the state’s economy.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2025
Never mind that the billions in taxpayer handouts that the Biden administration showered on green special interests did virtually nothing to bring down global temperatures.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand out
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Zoom out: The Education Department — created by President Carter in 1979 — distributes financial aid and grants for schools across the country.—
Axios,
Axios,
22 Mar. 2025
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Despite being distributed by Prime Video, the show is 100% independently owned and operated.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Each meal is mostly contained inside its own plastic bag (with the exception of some ingredients like garlic bulbs and large pouches of mixed greens), and each had its recipe booklet with a photo of the meal tucked conveniently into a pocket on the side.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
25 Feb. 2025
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Press were given a booklet containing more than 190 global titles for 2025 across scripted TV, feature films, reality series, documentary series and films, live events, and games — including the return of the fan event Tudum, which will stream live from Los Angeles on May 31.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2025
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This was the basis for a presentation at the Keyfactor Tech Days conference in Miami, where research first published in 2019 was used to demonstrate just how serious these factorization flaws remain.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Telemundo for years has held an event for advertisers on the first night of Upfront Week, a five-day whirlwind of presentations by U.S. TV companies to Madison Avenue.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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This way, organizations can dispense with the blame game altogether.—
Liz Kislik,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Four hour-long episodes turn out to be an awfully long way to go for the suggestion that the truth can be murky — especially when the next four go ahead and dispense with that ambiguity entirely.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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In addition to publishing the news, the family press also sold books and pamphlets.—
Alexandra Cox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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One floor revealed the remains of a gym and a library with religious books and pamphlets, along with posters for Fatemiyoon cadres killed in battle.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This festival is a nod to the Canada–Netherlands relationship and actually started when the Netherlands sent commemorative tulips to Canada as a gesture for their contributions to the liberation of the Netherlands during World War II as well as for hosting the Dutch royal family who were in exile.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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His contribution to boxing and beyond will never be forgotten.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This analysis provides a useful framework for identifying where basketball demand may be strongest and where opportunities for future growth could emerge.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Debuting today in the U.S. and Canada, the new Friends tab provides an experience made up of content from users’ Facebook friends.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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It’s also had a chilling effect: In Zambia, one group removed information in brochures on contraception, and in Turkey, some providers stopped talking with patients about menstrual regulation as a form of family planning.—
Kff Health News,
Orange County Register,
24 Feb. 2025
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Marketers selling the dream vacation populate their brochures with images from these picturesque locations.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Hand out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20out. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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