1
as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
apportioned the profits according to years of service with the company
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2
as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition
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Recent Examples of apportion
With more parties involved comes more ways to apportion liability, and that can take time since investigators have to determine who may have been at fault based on what factors caused the accident to happen in the first place.
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Will Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
On the edges of Beirut's stylish downtown area and the trendy Mar Mikhael neighborhood is the devastated port area, wrecked by a massive explosion in 2020, with efforts to apportion responsibility for the disaster allegedly repeatedly stymied by Hezbollah.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
In November 2025, the government introduced streaming service quotas dictating major players should apportion a part of their local revenues to original Australian stories.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Arizona says one of the proposals would essentially empty the Central Arizona Project Canal, while another would apportion shortages based not on water rights seniority but on proportional use, a switch-up that could help Arizona and hurt California.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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Will Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
On the edges of Beirut's stylish downtown area and the trendy Mar Mikhael neighborhood is the devastated port area, wrecked by a massive explosion in 2020, with efforts to apportion responsibility for the disaster allegedly repeatedly stymied by Hezbollah.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
In November 2025, the government introduced streaming service quotas dictating major players should apportion a part of their local revenues to original Australian stories.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Arizona says one of the proposals would essentially empty the Central Arizona Project Canal, while another would apportion shortages based not on water rights seniority but on proportional use, a switch-up that could help Arizona and hurt California.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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Kraft Sports + Entertainment COO Jim Nolan said the stadium will be able to add to the 5,000 parking spaces currently allotted for World Cup attendees, and also noted that independent lots along Route 1 will account for another 5,000 spots.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Landry is asking for an additional $82 million for next year’s corrections budget — 11% more than currently allotted.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
22 May 2026
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On the other side, a Quaker distributes tomahawks to Indigenous men from a barrel marked IP (Israel Pemberton).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Newman also said the crisis is unevenly distributed, disproportionately impacting low-income families who can’t afford private tutoring.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
25 May 2026
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The book is a poetry collection structured in three acts with seven players, each assigned a color of the rainbow and an apparition’s name, each of whom needs an audience to fully exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Since the war began, at least two of the three LCS assigned to the gulf for minesweeping have been spotted as far away as Malaysia and Singapore.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Otherwise, medical staff for the school can either write the student a prescription for an off-campus pharmacy or directly dispense the medications to the student.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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The subpoena, in part, requests information from FIFA about how tickets are allocated to participating members, how tickets to each match are allocated and the number of tickets available in each category, according to a spokesperson with the New York Attorney General’s office.—
Brynn Gingras,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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And in Hong Kong, respondents actually took more time off, on average, than they were allocated, according to the study.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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Plans are underway to provide wetsuits to the men and the rescue divers taught the group how to use the specialized equipment.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The policies proposed by the candidates range from eliminating key environmental laws to providing free childcare and college tuition.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Tier One, Tier Two and Tier Three can be divided into elite clubs, those from the level just below and the wealthy middle-class, respectively.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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The False Comfort Of The Status Quo With firewalls in place, VLANs dividing the network and perimeter defenses monitoring network traffic, security and business leaders often believe their current controls are enough to hold attackers at bay until the next investment cycle.—
Jaushin Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Electroclash emerged in the long hangover of ’90s rave culture, and Miss Kittin was administering the IV fluids.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
23 May 2026
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Ravelo reportedly owned and administered several groups that did this, controlling access to the invitation-only groups as a leader and organizer.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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“Apportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportion. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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