dole
noun
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
is doling
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present progressiveof dole (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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To that end, Meta is doling out more money to local communities near its data centers, though Zuckerberg’s essay didn’t specify what that would entail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
New York is doling out $25 million to help clinics expand their capacity by, among other things, training new providers.
From Slate ● May 19, 2022
The agency is doling out $7.5 billion to more than 40,000 health care providers in every state and six U.S. territories through the American Rescue Plan, a sprawling relief bill that Congress passed in March.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
But neither is doling out people’s data willy-nilly.
From The Verge ● Nov. 10, 2021
Why, this is doling out the 'soft milk of dedication' in gills; there is but a quart, and he divides it among a dozen.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
