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serve up

VERB
dish out
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 spoon supply transfer turn over
Antonyms
WEAK
take

Example Sentences

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When last year's winner was finally able to focus on his golf on Thursday, McIlroy reminded everyone he is not in Augusta this week simply to serve up the Champions' Dinner.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“There’s many more shows now,” Balfe says of series that serve up romance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Does it have any reason to exist other than to serve up poverty porn?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

In case you missed the memo, bowl games have increasingly turned into marketing showcases for all sorts of brands, which pay big-time sponsorship dollars for the privilege and then serve up goofy rituals galore.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

The Bronchettes, no longer duty-bound to cheer and serve up those reedy, screechy screams, started dancing away with abandon, their faces fresh and unvarnished by lipstick or rouge powder.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger