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as in allots
to give as a share or portion
not enough computers to allocate one to every student
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as in distributes
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 dedicates
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 allocates
New Zealand’s Health Research Council already allocates some of its grants by lottery.
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Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Italy declares state of emergency and allocates 100 million euros in initial funding, though total damage to Sicily could reach 2 billion euros.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The governor’s plan allocates $80 million to the Consortium for Community Services Support, which helped more than 136,000 students across the state last year.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2026
The bill also allocates $20 million for the purchase and operations of body cameras for ICE and CBP officers interacting with the public during immigration enforcement operations.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Collins noted that the DHS’s funding bill, which is under consideration in Congress, allocates money for these measures.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
The spending plan also allocates $306 million for renewable and clean energy programs and $414 million for the Child Care Scholarship program.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
And the One Big Beautiful Bill Act also allocates $45 billion for ICE to expand its immigration detention system — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said last June that the agency will be able to hold up to 100,000 people in custody daily.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Texas allocates money to districts based on student attendance.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Italy declares state of emergency and allocates 100 million euros in initial funding, though total damage to Sicily could reach 2 billion euros.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The governor’s plan allocates $80 million to the Consortium for Community Services Support, which helped more than 136,000 students across the state last year.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2026
The bill also allocates $20 million for the purchase and operations of body cameras for ICE and CBP officers interacting with the public during immigration enforcement operations.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Collins noted that the DHS’s funding bill, which is under consideration in Congress, allocates money for these measures.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
The spending plan also allocates $306 million for renewable and clean energy programs and $414 million for the Child Care Scholarship program.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
And the One Big Beautiful Bill Act also allocates $45 billion for ICE to expand its immigration detention system — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said last June that the agency will be able to hold up to 100,000 people in custody daily.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Texas allocates money to districts based on student attendance.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allocates
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When a team allots minutes to so many young players simultaneously, lapses in concentration and on-court mistakes are bound to happen.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Fremantle distributes the series worldwide.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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Roc Nation curates the performers and Apple Music distributes the performance while the NFL ultimately controls the stage, broadcast and branding.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Santa Ana also imposes a local retail tax on cannabis, and dedicates that revenue to youth and prevention programs.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
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Delightfully directed by former Berkeley Rep artistic director Tony Taccone, Ming-Trent proves a joyous performer who dedicates his play to balancing out every great element for an effective solo show.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Instead of programming each robot separately, Humanoid designed one system that assigns goals, plans actions, and manages execution across the fleet.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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But gradual erosion and acute crisis scenarios deserve more weight than consensus assigns them.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Congress has repeatedly waded into establishing an overarching federal law that would encompass AI that dispenses mental health advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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In autonomous tests, the robot unscrews bottle caps, extracts individual pills from organizers despite occlusion, dispenses precise syringe volumes under variable resistance, and selects small metal parts from cluttered containers.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, the saddest novel ever written, devotes some space to the description of just such a device, the earliest example of a fictional machine capable of writing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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But the governor also devotes several pages to providing his side of the story from the 2024 search for a vice-presidential candidate, after Harris wrote a detailed account of the traditionally secretive process, which included a less-than-warm meeting with Shapiro.—
Toluse Olorunnipa,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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Here is a selection of data points that provides a glance at Cincinnati.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Feb. 2026
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The franchise that provides cooking classes to adults and children received approval for a Class M liquor license at Thursday’s meeting.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Wise and others have proposed creating the replacement spaces by reducing the width of a sandy berm that divides the Kellogg Park parking lot on the west side of Camino del Oro.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Columbia River Gorge divides Washington and Oregon, and there’s no shortage of magnificent landscapes in this area, from the cool, blue waters of the Columbia River to evergreen trees to rugged basalt mountain cliffs.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Allocates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocates. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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