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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Verb
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Signed into law in June, the bill allocates $100 million in state general obligation bonds for school construction for counties with 15,000 residents or less.—
Erica Mosca,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025 -
The company allocates over 40 percent of its sponsorship dollars to women’s sports and features a roster of brand ambassadors such as Caitlin Clark, Billie Jean King and former USWNT goalkeeper Briana Scurry.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Resistant to seeking full-time employment that would exhaust his writing time, Paul instead signs up to a website that assigns one-off menial jobs — yard work, rubble removal, flatpack furniture assembly — to the freelancer willing to work for the lowest possible rate.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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The solution is to create a centralized close playbook that defines every recurring task, assigns clear owners and establishes deadlines.—
Shagun Malhotra,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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DirecTV still retains the commercial package that EverPass distributes.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Paramount Global Content Distribution distributes the series.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Allots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allots. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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