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as in allotted
to give as a share or portion
not enough computers to allocate one to every student
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as in distributed
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 dedicated
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 allocated
Industry estimates peg the cost of a 1-gigawatt data center at roughly $50 billion, with $35 billion of that typically allocated to chips — based on Nvidia’s current pricing.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
So, roughly a quarter of California’s above-average spending is allocated to housing.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
That fueled David’s decision to raise a $75 million Series A earlier this year, led by Greenoaks, with much of the capital allocated to buying Epogee and expanding the operation.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Typically firms have allocated 10% of share offerings to retail traders, although some of the most recent IPOs have allocated a fifth of the offering to retail investors.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
In reality, stopping fraud means that more funds are allocated to patient care rather than insurance company profits.
—Mark Merritt, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The skirmish over the controller erupted as the Council and Nygren's office continued to disagree over how tribal funds were allocated within the government.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The bill allocated $165 billion to DHS — the parent agency of CBP — to increase personnel and fund border security projects.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
Surgeons explain why a certain method suits your hair type and how grafts will be allocated to the frontal band, mid scalp, and crown.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
So, roughly a quarter of California’s above-average spending is allocated to housing.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
That fueled David’s decision to raise a $75 million Series A earlier this year, led by Greenoaks, with much of the capital allocated to buying Epogee and expanding the operation.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Typically firms have allocated 10% of share offerings to retail traders, although some of the most recent IPOs have allocated a fifth of the offering to retail investors.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
In reality, stopping fraud means that more funds are allocated to patient care rather than insurance company profits.
—Mark Merritt, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The skirmish over the controller erupted as the Council and Nygren's office continued to disagree over how tribal funds were allocated within the government.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The bill allocated $165 billion to DHS — the parent agency of CBP — to increase personnel and fund border security projects.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
Surgeons explain why a certain method suits your hair type and how grafts will be allocated to the frontal band, mid scalp, and crown.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocated
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Bayern were allotted the hardest draw of the league phase by Opta’s fixture difficulty metric and still have to take on PSG and Arsenal.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The amount varies each day because every country is different, but each team is allotted the same amount.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Fear has been institutionalized—budgeted, distributed, sold as peace.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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The show is produced by Dave Shumka and Megan Tan and will be distributed by iHeartPodcasts.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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In the half-century that followed, Bardot dedicated herself to animal rights through her Brigette Bardot Foundation.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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The search for Egypt’s last queen For nearly 20 years, Martínez has dedicated her work to locating Cleopatra’s burial site, a mystery that has eluded archaeologists for centuries.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Former Des Plaines officer Mike Albrecht recalled to NBC Chicago that when police were assigned to surveil Gacy after Piest's disappearance, the part-time clown would try to pal around with officers and invite them into his house.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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The randomized clinical trial enrolled 114 patients with moderate-to-mild knee osteoarthritis who were each assigned a very low dose of radiation, a low dose or a placebo.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Most notably, every penny appropriated by Congress is dispensed by the OMB, making the agency a potential choke point in a federal bureaucracy that currently spends about $7 trillion a year.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night yesterday after nearly a week off the air with a monologue that largely dispensed with laughs.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
24 Sep. 2025
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Having devoted a decade to his own music, Jakob Nowell felt up to the task when Sublime co-founders Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson invited him to collaborate with them in late 2023.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Most of these patients devoted hours every day to managing their condition.—
Carrie Arnold,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Scholars are perpetually divided.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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The situation is a potential turnaround from just six months ago, when Democrats and their allies were divided and despondent.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, investors let out a sigh of relief when management left the full-year outlook unchanged and provided a fourth-quarter NII guide that was above the Street.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Enquirer media partner Fox 19 provided this report.—
Brenda Ordonez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Allocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocated. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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