as in allocates
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 allots
When a team allots minutes to so many young players simultaneously, lapses in concentration and on-court mistakes are bound to happen.
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Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allots
Verb
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New Zealand’s Health Research Council already allocates some of its grants by lottery.—
Rachel Barr,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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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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“Allots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allots. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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