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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While this program allocates $50 billion to rural health over five years, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which created the program, will result in $58 billion in Medicaid cuts over the next decade.—
Daniel Torrent,
STAT,
25 Feb. 2026
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In the big picture, the district currently allocates extra resources based mainly on which schools are performing worse on academic measures, not race.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But those notifications fell short of formal authorization from Congress, which the Constitution assigns the power to declare war under Article 1.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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However, the majority was clear in reaffirming that our Constitution assigns tariff authority to Congress.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The pantry distributes food to people living in Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Will and DeKalb counties.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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West Penn Laco distributes industrial gases, including propane, and has filling stations and cylinders stored near the roadway.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Allots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allots. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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