parcel out

phrasal verb

parceled out or parcelled out; parceling out or parcelling out; parcels out
: to divide or share (something) among different people, groups, etc.
The money was parceled out to local charities.
They plan to parcel the tickets out in a lottery.
We need to stop parceling out the blame for this problem and start working on a solution.

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That’s the backstory parceled out over the course of the movie. Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025 The third phase entails training them in whatever tasks have been parceled out. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 As filmmaker, Davidtz parcels out information about the family’s past trauma like a repressed memory stubbornly surfacing, bobbing to the top of their consciousness. Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 12 July 2025 Scaramucci can slip into the full-wattage version of the Mooch in an instant, parceling out jokey lines and chummy confidences at will. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 July 2025 Her ultimate plan doesn’t come as a great surprise or shocking reveal, the scheme slowly parceled out as Andy follows his intuition. Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025 The idea of parceling out a client’s talents, finding the best home for them across an array of media platforms and the companies that own them, is likely to be in high demand in years to come. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 May 2025

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“Parcel out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parcel%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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