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
If the seats were apportioned by vote, instead of by gerrymandered districts, the California delegation would be 32 Democrats and 20 Republicans.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
At the start of the new administration, the White House began to apportion money to the CDC on a month-by-month basis, citing the need for external reviews.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
Investigators will eventually apportion causes across pilot actions, maintenance, design, or other contributors.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
In effect, the new rules allowed the central government on Antigua, rather than the Barbuda Council, to apportion land—leasing it, in the case of Nobu, for 99 years.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
At the start of the new administration, the White House began to apportion money to the CDC on a month-by-month basis, citing the need for external reviews.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
Investigators will eventually apportion causes across pilot actions, maintenance, design, or other contributors.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
In effect, the new rules allowed the central government on Antigua, rather than the Barbuda Council, to apportion land—leasing it, in the case of Nobu, for 99 years.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportion
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Both Democrats on the court, Commissioners Roderick Miles and Alisa Simmons, voted against giving Public Interest Legal Foundation more than the $250,000 the original contract allotted for.—
Rachel Royster
January 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2026
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The letter proposes that Jackson County withhold all funding allotted toward the Chiefs.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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However, just two years later, Forté was arrested at Newark International Airport with liquid cocaine and charged with possession and intent to distribute.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Consumers quickly turned to social media and OPS for answers after learning that diesel fuel was mixed with regular unleaded gasoline and distributed to gas stations operated by Costco, Murphy Express and King Soopers.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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The remaining 14 assigned a hold or underperform rating.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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At age 19, Woodhouse was a second lieutenant and assigned to the 332nd Fighter Group, also known as the Tuskegee Airmen.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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The finishing kick was the kind of run these Thunder, when healthy, typically dispense earlier.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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There are potential safety issues surrounding those old fire trucks after two of them broke down this week, as both were not being able to dispense water on the same fire in Roseland.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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One of the provisions of Measure C is to allocate revenue from the hotel tax boost in varying percentages, depending on the use.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The bond measure would allocate $7 billion toward the state’s Multifamily Housing Program, which issues low-interest loans to build and maintain permanent and transitional rental housing for lower-income households.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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The vast majority of these deaths are caused by illicit fentanyl which experts report is typically synthesized in Mexico from precursor chemicals provided by Chinese operatives and brought into the United States via vehicles passing through official ports of entry.—
Charles LeBaron,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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From 2018 to July 2024, Thola-Duran directed crime groups from Central and South America to travel to various parts of the United States to commit thefts, using cars provided by DPR, the indictment filed in Los Angeles federal court states.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The high court divided 7-2 in siding with Congressman Michael Bost, an Illinois Republican who challenged his state's law for counting late-arriving ballots.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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But these same leaders are divided over what the structure should look like.—
Mathew Miranda
January 13,
Sacbee.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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When sovereignty is confiscated and freedom administered from the outside, when the terms of liberation are dictated, the result is not a democratic transition but a protectorate dressed up in the language of damage control.—
Boris Muñoz,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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And Cargill’s wealth is so tied up in the gun shop that his personal bankruptcy proceedings are being administered concurrently with those of the business.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Apportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportion. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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