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
Those last three words, onscreen, are apportioned across line breaks.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2025
By breaking out of one customer’s isolated VM environment, a threat actor could take control of the hypervisor that apportions each VM.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025
The 435 House seats in Congress are apportioned to the states based on total population, including military personnel and U.S. government civilians temporarily deployed outside the state during a census, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
The Trump administration is facing pressure to restore a public website that showed how funding is apportioned to federal agencies and that lawmakers on both sides say is required by law.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 12 May 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2025
By breaking out of one customer’s isolated VM environment, a threat actor could take control of the hypervisor that apportions each VM.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025
The 435 House seats in Congress are apportioned to the states based on total population, including military personnel and U.S. government civilians temporarily deployed outside the state during a census, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
The Trump administration is facing pressure to restore a public website that showed how funding is apportioned to federal agencies and that lawmakers on both sides say is required by law.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportion
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The Legislature has barely funded guardianship services, allotting just enough in its budget the past two years to maintain a statewide hotline.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
13 Aug. 2025
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Also, consider the standard size of laptop sleeves and the space allotted by an average laptop carrier when choosing screen size.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
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But several experts told Newsweek that excluding people living in the country without legal status from the head count used to allocate congressional seats among the states and determine how federal funding is distributed would run afoul of the U.S. Constitution.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Fremantle distributed the original across more than 170 territories, with Turkish viewers accessing it through Digiturk, Tabii, Turkcell TV+ and Puhu TV.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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About 145 fire personnel were assigned to the Bronco Fire, according to the team.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Preeti and her baby were assigned one of the program’s ten beds in the next room.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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Likewise, in Midwestern Enterprises, Inc. v. Stenehjem, the North Dakota Supreme Court addressed a telephone card vending machine that dispensed a two-minute telephone card, plus a chance to win up to $500 in cash for every dollar paid.—
Daniel Wallach,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The feeders will dispense between four and six pounds of food for the carp four times a day, and commercial fishers contracted by the Minnesota DNR will fish the surrounding area Aug. 4-8, Sept. 2-5 and Sept. 30 to Oct. 3.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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By understanding geographic differences, companies can strategically allocate resources to better serve their customers.—
Nancy Clark,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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New references are often tightly allocated, meaning some customers have to wait months or longer for delivery.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
15 Aug. 2025
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If Sanders is let go, his fifth-round status, currently riding a modest $4.6 million salary, provides some upside for teams who might be interested in signing him.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Omega-3 content per serving: Chia seeds are highly nutritious, providing a shelf-stable source of ALA, plus fiber, magnesium, selenium, and zinc.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
6 Aug. 2025
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Focused on expanding their notorious drug and money laundering organization outside of Detroit, their strained relationship has left the brothers divided.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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The idea of a playing captain, something not seen since Arnold Palmer led and competed in 1963, has divided opinion across the golf world.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The need was greater than the Illinois Housing Development Authority, the group in charge of administering the funds, expected, the agency said, which is why the program closed about three weeks before the end of the last fiscal year.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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The legislative package will also contain a bill calling for a special election on Nov. 4, 2025, for Californians to approve or reject this plan as well as a bill to reimburse counties for administering the special election.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Apportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportion. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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