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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
However, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski indicated the situation is ultimately about federal funding decisions and how resources are allocated.
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Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
India’s Constitution mandates that parliamentary seats be allocated by population and revised after each census.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
This is causing capital to be allocated to other markets such as Asia and Europe, while some central banks are reducing their reserve exposure to the US dollar.
—Steve Gelsi, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Voters approved a standalone open space bond measure in 2022 that allocated $10 million to the effort.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) sent Fortune a list of funds allocated to the agency sourced by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration for both the pilot and fiscal year 2025.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2024, the city allocated $750,000 to draft a plan to widen the park sidewalk.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand told Foreign Minister Youssef Raji today that Canada has allocated $40 million in humanitarian aid for Lebanon.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
The city also allocated wheel tax funds, which had not been used for several years, former City Controller Celita Green said at a Ways and Means committee meeting.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
India’s Constitution mandates that parliamentary seats be allocated by population and revised after each census.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
This is causing capital to be allocated to other markets such as Asia and Europe, while some central banks are reducing their reserve exposure to the US dollar.
—Steve Gelsi, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Voters approved a standalone open space bond measure in 2022 that allocated $10 million to the effort.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) sent Fortune a list of funds allocated to the agency sourced by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration for both the pilot and fiscal year 2025.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2024, the city allocated $750,000 to draft a plan to widen the park sidewalk.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand told Foreign Minister Youssef Raji today that Canada has allocated $40 million in humanitarian aid for Lebanon.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
The city also allocated wheel tax funds, which had not been used for several years, former City Controller Celita Green said at a Ways and Means committee meeting.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocated
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Taylor Frankie Paul has filed a counter temporary restraining order against ex Dakota Mortensen — both of whom have accused each other of recent domestic violence — as a judge issued a temporary custody arrangement dictating how much time she’s allotted with their toddler son.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Each astronaut has two nonwater beverages allotted to them per day, according to NASA.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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Housing staff are expected to create an online dashboard and heat map using data to track how funding is distributed, geographic areas where outreach and services are being provided, and a breakdown of where such services are being provided in-person or virtually by council district.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The film, whose producers include Wim Wenders, is distributed in Germany and Switzerland by DCM.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Parking fees, dedicated for beach operations, are the most direct way to close that gap.—
Haylee Rea,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Pam Bisceglia has dedicated her life to improving the lives of people with disabilities as Executive Director of Advocacy Denver and parent of a daughter with autism.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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When the Chicago office, which had about fifty lawyers, was closed, all of its cases, totalling in the thousands, were assigned to a single lawyer in Denver.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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In his order, Nunley recounted the attorney’s claim he’d been assigned more than 300 nearly identical cases in the last three months, all of immigrants in detention who argued they were being held without cause.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Ernesto was an activist who dispensed food and medicine in Salvadoran refugee camps.—
Menika Dirkson,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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The need for the list took on new urgency in 2012, when more than 60 people died from fungal meningitis infections contracted from a drug produced at a compounding facility and dispensed to hundreds of people.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
3 Apr. 2026
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Going back to the roots, this five-star retreat is devoted entirely to authentic Ayurveda.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Tour properties include dramatic subtropical and desert landscaping, a front yard devoted entirely to succulents, kinetic metal and mosaic art, resident goats and a stop with 17 fruit trees alongside proteas and exotic succulents.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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In Budapest ahead of the vote, people were divided on whether Orbán’s long political rule could really come to an end.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Dining on one popular cruise ship is getting a comfort-food shakeup — and passengers are divided over the change.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Scalping tickets wasn’t new, of course, but Kahn believed that its formalization online provided sports teams, and other entertainment businesses, with valuable information about demand that could enable them to make more money without alienating their most loyal fans.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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But the endorsement in a safe Democratic district is unlikely to attract the major expenditures and outreach that UNITE HERE has provided in battleground states and districts.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Allocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocated. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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