as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
no system yet in place for handing out room assignments
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Recent Examples of hand out
Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Tech billionaire Elon Musk handed out oversized $1 million checks to two attendees of his town hall in Wisconsin on Sunday evening, saying the stunt is cheaper and more effective than paying for the same amount of media coverage.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2025
Never mind that the billions in taxpayer handouts that the Biden administration showered on green special interests did virtually nothing to bring down global temperatures.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
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On Sunday, Musk handed out two $1 million checks to Wisconsin voters who showed support for Schimel.
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Opponents, including lawmakers from both parties, have criticized the film tax credits — a $1.5 billion benefit to the industry over the last two decades — as an unfair handout to relatively small slice of the state’s economy.
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The Trump administration officially began to stop federal funds from being distributed to the state of Maine due to the governor’s refusal to prohibit males from competing in female sports.—
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While specifics about enforcement and duration of the new tariffs remain unclear, a document distributed to reporters included a list of 65 countries with calculated reciprocal rates.—
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The booklet circulated within community networks and the government printed it in over a dozen languages.—
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The 40-page booklet contained in the release was designed by Stevens, and includes collages of family photos spanning four generations, artwork, drawings, and landscape photos Stevens took while traveling across the western U.S. over a decade ago.—
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The premise requires both actors not just to showcase a fiery vulnerability, but to stew in these feelings for extended periods, which benefits from Nabulsi’s straightforward, no-frills presentation.—
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Indian Trail Town Council sets censure hearing Barber asked for a hearing to present a rebuttal after Tuesday’s presentation of the report to the full council.—
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Renee sometimes sang with her hand on her hip, dispensing wisdom, and occasionally dancing on stage with her sister.—
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Gaudy costumes and secret identities were dispensed with whilst newsreaders and rock songs from the real world were woven into the plots.—
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Today volunteers staff the museum, which includes exhibits of dishware from train dining cars, along with signs, lanterns, promotional pamphlets, and tools.—
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To that end, the Buena Vista has inserted a pamphlet of mini-histories of each of the songs into its Playbill (for the sake of immersion, the introduction says those notes are by the character Juan de Marcos, but the text is credited to Hugo Eugenio Perez).—
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Most Americans know charitable gifts, retirement contributions, student loan and mortgage interest are tax-deductible, but like kids, some taxpayers will test the limits to see what else the IRS will allow.—
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Through the foundation, Paul has made contributions to education and healthcare in Jamaica, partnering with nonprofits to contribute approximately $40 million in medical equipment, medication, training and supplies to the Jamaican public health sector.—
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The traffic alert was reported Tuesday at 5:02 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Tuesday at 5:08 p.m.—
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There are a number of free options for filling out and submitting your tax documents, some of which are provided by the state and federal government.—
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Key Elements Of A Robust Collateral Suite An on-brand collateral suite is much more than simply your website or brochures.—
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Part of Adobe’s Creative Cloud suite, InDesign is an industry-standard page layout and print design application for creating everything from brochures and posters to magazines and newspapers to interactive ebooks.—
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“Hand out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20out. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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