APPORTIONING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

apportioning

verb

present participle of apportion

as in allotting

to give as a share or portion apportioned the profits according to years of service with the company

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as in distributing

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition

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Recent Examples of apportioning The fungibility of the hands is a reprieve from the book’s scenes of violence and its fallout, from the endless assigning of blame and the apportioning out of mercy or destruction. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 But the Supreme Court put off ruling on a challenge to Trump's 2020 effort to to exclude undocumented immigrants from the numbers used for apportioning congressional seats. — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025

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Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.

— Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026

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Instead, Goldman economists suggest that Seoul try some more immediate solutions, like helping elderly Koreans unlock their housing wealth, and better distributing the windfall from the country’s super-profitable tech firms.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
That year, the head trainer of the Commanders was found to have been illegally distributing oxycodone to players — an unsettling reminder of the NFL's difficult history with painkillers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of distributing

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Another popular option is the 50/20/30 method, which entails allocating 50% of your income to your needs, 20% to your savings and 30% to your wants.

— Mallika Mitra, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Discrepancy theory is a branch of mathematics concerned with allocating resources as evenly as possible.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of allocating

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The agreement resolves a lawsuit filed in 2020 that alleged Walmart repeatedly violated the federal Controlled Substances Act by unlawfully dispensing opioid prescriptions at pharmacies across the country.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Squeeze bottles are also helpful for storing and dispensing homemade condiments (think spicy mayo) or syrups for coffee or cocktails.

— Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

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As more officers arrived, Kelly began directing the response, assigning priority to the most critically injured.

— Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Police emphasized that assigning the case to the Homicide Detail does not indicate Lupton's death has been ruled a homicide.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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With popularity dating back to the 1950s, open-concept layouts are floor plans that intentionally don’t have any dividing walls between rooms to create one large space.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026
The case has become a national cultural fixation and a social media spectacle, gripping and dividing spectators well beyond the Massachusetts courtroom where the 36-year-old mother is charged with killing her three young children.

— Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

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The tests included transporting packages, medical supplies, food, water, and industrial equipment, providing a practical demonstration of the aircraft’s autonomous cargo capabilities.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
The cores or plugs removed from the lawn during aeration actually increase the success of overseeding by providing more direct contact between the seeds and the soil.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of providing

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Taking medical histories, running tests, checking vitals, administering medications, and drying tears.

— Dateline NBC, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Their fees can vary widely; some have low ongoing costs, while others include expenses associated with administering the retirement plan.

— Debbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

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