handed out
Passed to recipients
Handed out is the past tense of hand out, meaning to distribute something to multiple recipients: The teacher handed out the worksheets.
It often implies giving freely or routinely: They handed out flyers on the street corner, The judge handed out stiff sentences.
- dispensedGave out portions
- distributedDivided and given out
- bestowedGave formally as gift
- gave awayTransferred without payment
- issuedReleased or distributed officially
allocated · presented · apportioned · delivered · disbursed · granted · awarded · door prizes · allot · administered · rations · assign · generous · cards · business cards · flyers · scattered · donate
distribution vs. collection
handed outcollected
Calm and self-possessed
gathered · took in · rounded up · retrieved · reclaimed
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