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meted

VERB

administer, distribute

Synonyms

STRONG

deal divide dole give lot measure parcel portion ration share

WEAK

admeasure allocate allot allow apportion assign dispense

Antonyms

STRONG

collect combine gather hold join keep

Example Sentences

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The team's performance at the Club World Cup in Alonso's first matches showed some early promise, despite the stinging 4-0 defeat meted out by Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

We have already seen justice meted out by British judges in speech cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Her ninth child, Max, said his mother meted out discipline in her own way, through healthy competition.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

Arsenal produced them by cashing in on Raya's work to carve out a win that will taste especially sweet after the treatment meted out to them by Villa last season.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

And what he had already meted out to Lovey, if he was not waiting on a reunion of the three runaways.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead