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
The Legislature has barely funded guardianship services, allotting just enough in its budget the past two years to maintain a statewide hotline.
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Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 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.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
Since 2023, there has been a 9 percent increase in venture capital funds allotting at least $500 million to health care, according to Silicon Valley Bank—and since 2019, the number of AI deals in health care has grown at twice the rate of AI deals in the broader tech sector.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The Rays agreed, allotting him a spot in their rotation that at the moment has one too many pitchers.
—Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
Instead of allotting time for the family to avoid technology, parents can implement a blanket ban on technology in select parts of the house, like the bedroom or dining room.
—Grettel Suarez, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
And there are also more introspective strategies, such as allotting time for all 70,000 employees to step away and think about how their day-to-day activities trickle down to patient safety.
—Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Mark Charles, a Navajo author, said that in 1862, Lincoln signed the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act, allotting 160 acres to any white person willing to homestead in the West for five years.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2024
Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 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.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
Since 2023, there has been a 9 percent increase in venture capital funds allotting at least $500 million to health care, according to Silicon Valley Bank—and since 2019, the number of AI deals in health care has grown at twice the rate of AI deals in the broader tech sector.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The Rays agreed, allotting him a spot in their rotation that at the moment has one too many pitchers.
—Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
Instead of allotting time for the family to avoid technology, parents can implement a blanket ban on technology in select parts of the house, like the bedroom or dining room.
—Grettel Suarez, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
And there are also more introspective strategies, such as allotting time for all 70,000 employees to step away and think about how their day-to-day activities trickle down to patient safety.
—Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Mark Charles, a Navajo author, said that in 1862, Lincoln signed the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act, allotting 160 acres to any white person willing to homestead in the West for five years.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allotting
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Washington alone can’t win a Senate race, but Democratic groups and leaders will be pivotal in allocating resources to Maine and flooding the airwaves against Collins.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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As a result, Apple is hedging its bet and allocating just 10% of its production for it, The Information reports.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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Just a week ago, markets were assigning only a modest chance for three cuts this year.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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Now, some English classes are assigning just three books a year.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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If National Public Radio had begun distributing Bibles and handguns, well, people would have wanted to talk and write about that, too.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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This is how Cintas Acuario was born in the late 1980s — a label that, without any formal facilities, gained a reputation thanks to its founder’s knack for promoting and marketing his artists’ music by distributing it to small shops in the area and in Tijuana, across the Mexican border.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Allotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allotting. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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