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
Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.
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Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
For years, Marley has been allotting a portion of his concert ticket sales for charity issues.
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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.
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Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.
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Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotting
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With hyperscalers allocating more than $725 billion to capital expenditures, suppliers are directing production capacity to high-bandwidth memory for AI servers, which earns far more profit per wafer, noted The Wall Street Journal.
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Experts suggest allocating between 0% and 15% of an investment portfolio to precious metals like gold.
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Earlier this month, Piper Sandler also initiated coverage of Take-Two , assigning the stock an overweight rating.
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The media blitz shocked some at City Hall, who believed Crowley should have waited until the emergency was over before publicly assigning blame.
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Large volunteer service stations there feed pilgrims, Zaidi said, adding that distributing food and drink is one of the most universal practices.
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So far, experts in extremism have tracked Young Columbia members' activity in Wisconsin and Illinois, where young women have been documented distributing propaganda and meeting up with male Youth Club members.
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“Allotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotting. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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