apportioned

past tense of apportion

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of apportioned Parties with less than 5% of the vote are excluded from the legislature, with their votes apportioned to the larger parties. Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 Because the tax was not apportioned among the states as the Constitution required, those provisions were unconstitutional. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 But state corporation taxes are apportioned based on where customers are located, not on where the company is based, as Isaaks explained in a report published on Tuesday. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Of the defendants, Cesar Morales was apportioned 60% of the fault, Arnold Morales 20% of the fault, Alvarez 5% of the fault and Harrison 15% of the fault. Jason Green, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 In its verdict, the jury apportioned 88% of the fault to The University of Kansas Hospital Authority and only 12% to LivaNova, which put LivaNova’s share of the damages at $918,000. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 Even before the 2025 Southern California fires erupted, the Camp Fire and other major wildfires had generated a circular political debate over how billions of dollars in damages should be apportioned. Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026 That translates to 42,320 individual allocations to be made across pre-finals games alone, with the $100million of that $355m CBP pot apportioned to qualifying participation working out at $2,362 per player, per match. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Females, minors &c are excluded from the polls, but are included in the enumeration of persons on whom representation is apportioned. Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportioned
Verb
  • The change in 2025 increased by $100 million the amount allotted to productions every two years.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Congress has set the current annual cap for new H-1B visas at 65,000, though an additional 20,000 is allotted for those with advanced degrees.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Leaflets were distributed in a Berlin neighborhood in early September, inviting residents to a special ceremony.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Roja London is distributed globally through independent retailers and stores including Harrods, Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, KaDeWe, Oberpollinger, Jovoy, Laure and El Palacio de Hierro.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The move would overhaul how federal money is allocated to science—a similar rule change was already proposed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which garnered significant criticism from scientists and national science organizations.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026
  • City Council members allocated $400,000 to support the CARE program’s first phase of development in February 2024.
    Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The clip opens onto what looks to be the tribute parade in a stadium filled with purple and yellow smoke dispensed by drone-like airships.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Sales of prepared food and dispensed beverages also increase slightly less than anticipated.
    Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In his place, Schild initially requested that a federal public defender be assigned to Abrahamson’s case before Stokes was retained as his new attorney.
    Kevin Fixler September 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Foligno and Bedard were assigned dressing room stalls next to each other.
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This could look like pointing out a character’s different skin tone in a board book, or noticing aloud why a toy aisle is divided by color.
    Anahi Collado, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • According to Sipple, there were between five and eight children per grade level, divided between boarders and day students.
    Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The company has not provided a date for full-scale manufacturing.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • EvilTokens provided a single service for streamlining most steps required to compromise email accounts in large numbers.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Measles, mumps and rubella protection are combined into one vaccine administered when a baby is between 12 to 15 months old.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
  • He was not administered pain medication at the hospital, even during surgery as doctors tried to save his life, Hogan said.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Apportioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportioned. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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