as in allocating
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 allotting
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado called Thursday for allotting more than $360 million to developers and nonprofits building and preserving affordable housing projects.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Those agencies are flush with cash due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which congressional Republicans passed last summer, allotting more than $150 billion to both agencies.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The Dyrt recommends allotting two to three weeks for the trek, which starts in the original and most popular origin city for the historic trail.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Households with incomes under $75,000 are allocating less on discretionary categories like travel and experiences than in 2019, while those above $150,000 are allotting more, according to a Bank of America report released last month.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
For years, Marley has been allotting a portion of his concert ticket sales for charity issues.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
There could also be travel issues, so allotting ourselves an extra half hour to get to a destination helps lessen anxiety and stress.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 6 Nov. 2025
Prefer to set strict rules allotting only a handful of visitors each morning?
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Those agencies are flush with cash due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which congressional Republicans passed last summer, allotting more than $150 billion to both agencies.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The Dyrt recommends allotting two to three weeks for the trek, which starts in the original and most popular origin city for the historic trail.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Households with incomes under $75,000 are allocating less on discretionary categories like travel and experiences than in 2019, while those above $150,000 are allotting more, according to a Bank of America report released last month.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
For years, Marley has been allotting a portion of his concert ticket sales for charity issues.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
There could also be travel issues, so allotting ourselves an extra half hour to get to a destination helps lessen anxiety and stress.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 6 Nov. 2025
Prefer to set strict rules allotting only a handful of visitors each morning?
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotting
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Republican senators generally support allocating federal dollars to improve the security infrastructure around the president, especially after an armed 31-year-old man attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
7 May 2026
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In the meantime, the company is allocating additional quantities to patients in the United States to meet demand.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Other alleged violations included a failure to give timely responses to claims, provide a factual or legal basis for claim denials and give victims a primary point of contact after assigning three or more adjusters in a six-month period.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The company also caused confusion for a customer after assigning a dozen claim adjusters to the case within four months.—
Tran Nguyen,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Instead of distributing the same braking pressure across all four wheels, the software continuously adjusts force at every corner of the vehicle.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Valero, a multinational energy corporation with 15 refineries across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, has flexibility in sourcing crude, refining products and distributing fuel.—
Robert Romano,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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“Allotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotting. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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