allotting

present participle of allot

Example Sentences

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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. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026 The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays. — 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. — 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotting
Verb
  • Management has a great track record of allocating capital, especially through acquiring faster-growing, higher-margin businesses that complement its legacy distribution operations.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Tallying votes, allocating legislative seats and drawing district maps all depend on mathematical choices that can produce dramatically different outcomes.
    — Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Give The Brief An Owner The ANA recommends assigning a single internal group to manage creator relationships, and the WFA finds marketing departments leading this work in 54% of organizations.
    — Agung Dwi Sandi, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Patel has been accused of excessive drinking, assigning a SWAT team to protect his girlfriend and of using a government plane for personal trips.
    — Tom Sanders, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The defense ministry faces difficult choices in distributing the existing systems with so many installations vulnerable to attack.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Its multi-barrel design distributes firing cycles across six barrels, supporting sustained firing while distributing heat and mechanical stress.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Allotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotting. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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