dishes out

VERB

distribute

Synonyms

WEAK

allocate deliver dispense dole out fork over furnish give out hand hand out hand over inflict ladle mete out present produce scoop serve serve up spoon supply transfer turn over

Antonyms

WEAK

take

Example Sentences

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The supposedly brilliant advice Baranov dishes out seems more like standard-issue punditry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The latter dishes out some of the funniest one-liners when the writers poke fun at his extreme loneliness working in isolation and the imaginary friends he’s built to cope.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

Indeed, Jokic keeps doing Jokic-type things: posting triple-doubles galore as he dishes out jaw-dropping, no-look passes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2023

Reiten's mother, herself a former player in Norway's top flight, coached her for several years and is the person who dishes out the "toughest comments".

From BBC • May 12, 2023

I can hear them pulling dishes out of the cupboard and setting the table.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed