allotted

Definition of allottednext
past tense of allot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of allotted Instead, an equipment staffer lugged a bag of balls into a side training room and was allotted an hour to massage the footballs to the preferred specifications. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026 The press corps aren’t allotted much space in the White House. Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026 During that part of the meeting, attendees who sign up to speak during the meeting are allotted three minutes to address the board. Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 And then another and another, nearly doubling the time allotted, thrilled to be exploring the connections between past and present. Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Given the high number of Linux components executed during bootup, listing each of them in these databases isn’t possible, since the dbx is allotted only 32kb of space. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026 In declining the option, the Hawks now have access to all of the $15 million allotted to their nontaxpayer midlevel exception. Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 29 June 2026 This thing is seriously massive, featuring way too many goodies to list in the space allotted here. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 Others also questioned how much time was allotted for those opposing the project, such as Flojaune Cofer, who is running to replace Serna on the board and appears likely to advance to the November general election. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotted
Verb
  • The government allocated $10 million to develop the site into a tourist attraction.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • The increase is consequential because the brands studied allocated more than 63 percent of their advertising budgets to search and social.
    Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • He was assigned to Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon, a focal point for the military’s buildup in South Vietnam.
    Nicole Borman, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • The Fed chairman has assigned task forces to review different topics including the central bank’s approach to inflation.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The Panthers distributed 47,736 tickets, and the stadium looked about 60% full.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Workers will dispute which tasks should be automated and how resulting gains should be distributed.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Allotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotted. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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