doling out

NOUN

giving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

offering

STRONG

allowing awarding bequeathing ceding conferring contributing conveying dispensing distributing donating endowing expending furnishing granting imparting permitting presenting remitting supplying transferring yielding

WEAK

handing out passing out

Antonyms

WEAK

appropriating getting taking

Example Sentences

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It urged Congress to block the fund from doling out any payments.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

OpenAI offers yearly salaries that top $500,000 for some technical roles, according to its website, and is doling out far more stock-based compensation than other tech companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Govan basked in the limelight nearby, shaking hands and doling out hugs and back pats.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

In addition to doling out Worldcoin to new World ID holders, Tools for Humanity awards its cryptocurrency to independent Orb operators in some markets outside the U.S. each time they issue a new ID.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Matthew and Mark suddenly noticed the bread Mother was doling out.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

doling out

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