serve up

Idioms  

1. Dish out food, as in Next they served up some oysters . [First half of 1400s]

2. Provide, as in He served up joke after joke, delighting his audience . [First half of 1600s] also see hand to on a silver platter .

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Example Sentences

Meta’s data centers, on the other hand, are all for itself: for its own research, for raising engagement and the effectiveness of ad-targeting, and ultimately for serving up new AI experiences to users.

From Barron's

And, as the eighth man in the order, he also served up a reminder that there really will be no rest for weary opposing pitchers this season.

From Los Angeles Times

But since last fall, it’s been intermittently serving up ads, part of a pilot program being tested on some of Samsung’s smart fridges sold in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Restaurants are continuing to serve up discounts in 2026, despite the surging cost of beef over the past 12 months.

From The Wall Street Journal

Likewise, when long-serving boss Thomas Frank left for Tottenham the club promoted from within - the Bees' algorithm doesn't exclusively serve up managers with great hair but those who can seamlessly slot in.

From BBC