allotted

Definition of allottednext
past tense of allot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of allotted Or the money is being allotted to different charitable organizations. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026 The daylong program would be divided into ten-minute segments, with one lighting cue and one sound cue allotted for each. — Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026 The Pirates, Meyer said, do not spend all the money they are allotted to sign draft picks. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 The research and design process for the makeup was allotted 18 months prior to principal photography, so Dunckley had the opportunity to get the execution down to a science. — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026 According to the event agenda, organizers set aside 40 minutes for public comment, with each speaker allotted two to three minutes. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Aldridge was only allotted 15 minutes with the famous singer, and was inspired by old photo booth pictures of Warhol. — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Edmonton has allotted $37 million to its top three players, which ranks second in hockey. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Time is allotted to various family members, but none of them are fleshed out beyond a single character trait. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotted
Verb
  • Opponents of the measure also claim that the initiative does not provide guarantees about how the money would be allocated among providers and services.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • This mandated that at least 10% of locally generated, unrestricted revenue be allocated to incarceration alternatives.
    — Times staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • State officials dismissed the allegation as speculation but explicitly warned the Authority not to pay higher rates for work assigned to those $35-an-hour positions.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The responsibility assigned to Caitlin Clark The list of WNBA media members who have openly called for Clark to denounce online hate, something Clark has done multiple times by the way, is almost too long to count.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Informally distributed agent management responsibilities may work during experimentation, but thousands of agents interacting with applications, data, employees, customers and one another require a more deliberate operating model.
    — Lakshmanan Alagappan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Like its predecessor, the monster follow-up is produced by Toho and is distributed in North America by GKids.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Allotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotted. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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