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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportion
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Later, in 2019, the administration allotted $3 million annually for five years.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Another 20,000 visas are allotted annually through the program to foreign nationals holding advanced degrees.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 June 2026
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It is also being distributed internationally and has been translated into French, Spanish, German and three Greenlandic dialects.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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The cheese was likely repackaged, relabeled, and distributed further than locations currently tracked by the FDA.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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That is the category assigned to a host of footballing nations, including Haiti, Panama and newcomers Curaçao and Cape Verde, by the San Francisco Chronicle ahead of the men’s 2026 World Cup.—
Rebekah Evans,
TheWeek,
11 June 2026
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The interns sitting in the audience that day were going to be deployed to various departments, assigned different roles and asked to complete a huge variety of tasks.—
Chris Perry,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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June 6, 2026 As is prone to happen, his comments were widely dispensed and interpreted.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Casey's posted better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results, FactSet said, helped by rising fuel margins and prepared food and dispensed beverage sales ahead of last year.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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SpaceX is allocating 30% of the IPO shares to retail investors, far above the typical 5% to 10% allocation.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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What matters now is how supply chains allocate that burden so it isn’t borne by those with the least leverage—workers most of all.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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Eyewitnesses said none of the soldiers present helped provide medical attention.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Witnesses provided officers with a photograph and description of the suspect's vehicle, helping investigators quickly identify and locate Harmon.—
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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The lake was divided into east and west, connected by a narrow channel, with a four-lane bridge crossing over it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Now, ferries transport crowds to the incomplete sea fort in the middle of the Charleston Harbor to see a glimpse of life on the island and the attack that divided a nation for years to come.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Elsewhere in American Village, discipline was often administered by two Romanian women.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Reminding us of the messy yet necessary work of grassroots activism, the play administered the equivalent of a political oxygen mask.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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“Apportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportion. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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