HANDED OUT Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

handed out

verb

past tense of hand out

as in distributed

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals no system yet in place for handing out room assignments

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Recent Examples of handed out They are traditionally handed out the night before the Oscars. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026 The Cleveland Fed reported that several of its business contacts handed out pay raises owing to higher living costs, particularly for gasoline and electricity. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 On Wednesday, the city handed out layoff notices, which included civilian employees at the police department. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The honor, bestowed annually by the actors’ guild for career and humanitarian accomplishments, will be handed out during SAG-AFTRA’s 2027 Actor Awards ceremony February 28 at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles. — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 Oscar-winning actress Jessie Buckley and Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie handed out this year’s BFI & Chanel Filmmaker Awards during an opulent ceremony at London’s Claridge’s Hotel on Wednesday. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 As the train pulls away from the station, Arabic coffee and chocolates are handed out, later followed by a snack box with two shawarma sandwiches, a cake and a bottle of water, all included in the ticket price. — Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026 Trump also handed out science medals to Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, a leading semiconductor designer. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026 At the event, people handed out red flags, symbolizing their desire for bloody vengeance. — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

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Leo also called for a ceasefire to allow for food and medical assistance to be distributed in the region, as well as the safe evacuation of civilians.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Like his hit debut, Ghosts will be distributed by Focus Features.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributed

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In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, SPCJ said a break-in and vandalism at a synagogue in Paris's 19th arrondissement initially suggested burglary, although the motive remained undetermined.

— Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
During his interview with the investigators, Willie Herndon provided details regarding his involvement in the incident and information about potential ongoing investigations in other areas, which remain active, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

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However, the available demonstration does not specify the training setup, how responsibilities the divided between the learning methods, or the precise control architecture used during execution.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Cult members lived in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch that Mackenzie divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of divided

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Seventy-one percent of the water diverted from the lake’s basin is allocated to agriculture.

— Silvia Console Battilana, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Keys to success Two key issues at the conference involve guaranteeing that Indigenous peoples and local communities have a say in decisions on their territory, including how conservation programs are designed and how resources are allocated.

— David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

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