1
as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
not enough computers to allocate one to every student
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as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
allocated the housework in such a way that the older kids got more than the younger ones
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as in to dedicate
to keep or intend for a special purpose
sliced the strawberries after first allocating all the nicest ones for the top of the cake
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Recent Examples of allocate
Perhaps when the schools meet again next year in Columbia, someone will push to market the game as the Terez Paylor Classic, with funds allocated to each scholarship.
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Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Indiana Governor Mike Braun announced the plan in X and said the correctional facility would allocate up to 1,000 beds for ICE detainees.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Ghana lost $156 million allocated for HIV and AIDS control, combatting malaria, as well as research, governance, and education.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The Federal Transit Administration allocated nearly $70 million in federal funds to help build the streetcar system.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Indiana Governor Mike Braun announced the plan in X and said the correctional facility would allocate up to 1,000 beds for ICE detainees.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Ghana lost $156 million allocated for HIV and AIDS control, combatting malaria, as well as research, governance, and education.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The Federal Transit Administration allocated nearly $70 million in federal funds to help build the streetcar system.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocate
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Inspiring crowds of hundreds Per UIL, bands are allotted only eight hours of practice time outside the school day, so directors run each rehearsal with velocity and rigor to make the most of each moment.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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Instead of weeks allotted for each wave of creative development, the client directed us to present new names every few days.—
Anthony Shore,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Barnhills decided to begin distributing food directly to people who had suddenly lost their SNAP benefits.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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So Thorington and Beyer were outliers, who distributed independently.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Faced with a highly dynamic and competitive market, many CEOs are dedicating more time to thinking about, setting and executing strategy.—
Sarah Abbott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Activists’ calls for more attention on the cases led to federal officials from former President Joe Biden’s administration dedicating more resources and initiatives to addressing missing and killed Indigenous people.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Certainly there are some high schools that are still assigning and engaging with The Great Gatsby in full.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Ratings Board watches every movie in its entirety and assigns it a rating and descriptor that aligns with the views of the majority of American parents.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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The dishwasher was not dispensing sanitizer.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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That unit dispenses prescriptions in CVS' more than 9,000 retail pharmacies and provides other pharmacy services, such as vaccinations and diagnostic testing.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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Even with other democratic countries, Biden and his team devoted little attention to expanding free trade agreements and fueled economic tensions with allies, especially South Korea and Japan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Even at places that had multiple televisions, the bar staff and managers were not willing to devote one of the TVs to a women's game.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Casting directors Cindy Tolan, Lucy Bevan and Patricia Vasconcelos provided a masterclass and held a series of casting sessions with Portuguese actors in the build-up to Passaporte Lisboa, a casting festival that runs in November.—
Martin Dale,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Our clean energy and wildfire prevention efforts are saving billions—both in disaster costs and everyday bills.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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My father had two superpowers that saved him in the face of all those failures—his talent for telling stories and gardening.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Allocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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