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'mete out' is an acceptable and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is used to mean to "distribute or dispense (something, especially punishment) in a fair and just manner." For example, "The court was empowered to mete out appropriate sentences for the convicted criminals."
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Any attempt to mete out punishment will backfire.
Like batteries, capacitors store and mete out electricity.
D. Harris Punishmentt martinets endlessly mete out? (anag. less e).
The punishment he and his party propose to mete out, however, would be "on" the victim.
HUD has until Friday to mete out the funds or lose the balance.
If so, he vowed, the gang would also mete out its own punishment.
We need a weight watcher willing to mete out some stricter discipline.
Yet even with the most brutal treatment I could mete out, it managed to return 46mpg.
He said the board's stated purpose was to foster correct financial reporting, not mete out punishment.
Mr. Perry always manages to mete out poetic justice in his books' final moments.
"It was a surprise to me, too, that they didn't mete out discipline.
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