as in allocated
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 allotted
Many school districts in Michigan are already approaching the maximum number of days allotted by the state to cancel classes.
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Terell Bailey, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Since September, Securus Technologies has paid a $375,000 monthly commission to the agency, which is allotted for prisoner programs and services.
—Keaton Ross, Oklahoma Watch, 23 Jan. 2026
Both state prosecutors and Busfield's defense were allotted an hour each to present their arguments for and against his continued detention, respectively.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026
The city found the $12 million allotted for that was not being fully drawn down this year.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Both Democrats on the court, Commissioners Roderick Miles and Alisa Simmons, voted against giving Public Interest Legal Foundation more than the $250,000 the original contract allotted for.
—Rachel Royster
january 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
The letter proposes that Jackson County withhold all funding allotted toward the Chiefs.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Commissioner Rob Manfred last winter allotted money from the sport’s luxury tax — the overages teams pay when their payroll climbs to certain levels — to teams that took a hit to their TV revenues, up to $15 million per affected club, with a total limit of roughly $75 million.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
In August, Musk discussed a future in which intelligent robots in humanoid form will outnumber the human population, with each person allotted a personal mechanical assistant as well as any help needed to provide goods and services.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Terell Bailey, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Since September, Securus Technologies has paid a $375,000 monthly commission to the agency, which is allotted for prisoner programs and services.
—Keaton Ross, Oklahoma Watch, 23 Jan. 2026
Both state prosecutors and Busfield's defense were allotted an hour each to present their arguments for and against his continued detention, respectively.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026
The city found the $12 million allotted for that was not being fully drawn down this year.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Both Democrats on the court, Commissioners Roderick Miles and Alisa Simmons, voted against giving Public Interest Legal Foundation more than the $250,000 the original contract allotted for.
—Rachel Royster
january 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
The letter proposes that Jackson County withhold all funding allotted toward the Chiefs.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Commissioner Rob Manfred last winter allotted money from the sport’s luxury tax — the overages teams pay when their payroll climbs to certain levels — to teams that took a hit to their TV revenues, up to $15 million per affected club, with a total limit of roughly $75 million.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
In August, Musk discussed a future in which intelligent robots in humanoid form will outnumber the human population, with each person allotted a personal mechanical assistant as well as any help needed to provide goods and services.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotted
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Management said as much on the earnings call Wednesday evening, signaling that if the company had allocated all its GPUs that came online to Azure, year over year cloud revenue growth would have been 40% instead of the supply constrained 38% on a constant currency basis.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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If Microsoft had allocated all new GPUs from the first and second quarters exclusively to Azure, Hood stated, Azure’s growth would have been well above the 39% Microsoft reported.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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No legal responsibility was ever assigned to Woroniecki in connection with the Yates children's deaths.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Feller staff picked three countries to possibly feature, and they were assigned Mongolia, said Kadie Frey, general manager of Lora Hotel & Event Center.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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In addition to where in the stadium tickets can purchased, Razorback Foundation donor levels and priority points also dictate how parking passes around the stadium are distributed and how many tickets are available for purchase in certain sections.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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The rebates would be distributed in the fall and would be in addition to the $200 million allocated for electric bill rebates in the Next Generation Energy Act, according to the governor's office.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Allotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotted. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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