as in to allocate
to give as a share or portion
each speaker was allotted five minutes to present his or her opinion in the debate
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Recent Examples of allot
The Academy's In Memoriam segment has a history of omitting a few names each year, due to the limited amount of time allotted for the segment.
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EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Last week, dozens of journalists were allotted 10-minute interviews with Wilmore and, separately, Suni Williams.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
Be sure to allot two to three hours to explore each town.
—Haley Harrison, AFAR Media, 10 Apr. 2025
While Medicaid and Medicare haven't been specified as areas to cut, the committee will have to make final decisions, and Medicaid and Medicare are allotted a considerable portion of the committee's funding.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
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EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Last week, dozens of journalists were allotted 10-minute interviews with Wilmore and, separately, Suni Williams.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
Be sure to allot two to three hours to explore each town.
—Haley Harrison, AFAR Media, 10 Apr. 2025
While Medicaid and Medicare haven't been specified as areas to cut, the committee will have to make final decisions, and Medicaid and Medicare are allotted a considerable portion of the committee's funding.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allot
Verb
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Specifically, the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research allocated $100 million in federal funding for women's health in February 2024.—
Kori Hale,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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An aggressive investor willing to stomach some of the volatility and wanting to (potentially) allocate slightly over $10,000 to bitcoin could purchase 100 shares of iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) and sell one June 51 put at 83 cents and one June 72 call at 63 cents.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
12 May 2025
Verb
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The re-tasking of U.S. naval ships assigned to the western Pacific theater comes as China—now possessing the world's largest navy by hull count, with more than 370 vessels—expands its military reach and presence in the region, attempting to challenge American naval dominance.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Among other resources, three engines have also been assigned to fight the wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2025
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Khan also was linked with distributing nuclear weapons technology to rogue states including North Korea, Iran, and Libya.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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Sony will distribute internationally, with Canal Plus distributing in the UK and Metropolitan distributing in France.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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“Allot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allot. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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