apportioned

past tense of apportion

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of apportioned Packed with plenty of tech, the standard Honda 9-inch infotainment system is utilized in our Civic Hatchback Hybrid Sport Touring and was easy to use as the color display was simple and nicely apportioned for all age ranges. Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025 Interest is not eligible for the section 954(c)(6) exception to the extent the deduction for the interest payment is allocated and apportioned under section 882(c) and reg. Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 If the seats were apportioned by vote, instead of by gerrymandered districts, the California delegation would be 32 Democrats and 20 Republicans. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 Removing undocumented immigrants from the census’s population count would likely impact the number of House seats apportioned to multiple states—including both Texas and California. Solcyré Burga, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportioned
Verb
  • Bayern were allotted the hardest draw of the league phase by Opta’s fixture difficulty metric and still have to take on PSG and Arsenal.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The amount varies each day because every country is different, but each team is allotted the same amount.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to retail sales, some of these items were distributed to schools and Department of Defense facilities, although the USDA noted that the school distribution was not part of the National School Lunch Program.
    Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Aztecs offered two complimentary tickets to season ticket holders and also distributed tickets at community events.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Furthermore, according to the health policy research nonprofit KFF, less than 1% of total Medicaid spending was allocated to emergency Medicaid for undocumented immigrants in fiscal year 2023.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Veterans Benefits Administration has received advance appropriations since 2017 and any carryover balances in discretionary accounts can be allocated for current operations, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    C. A. Bridges, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night yesterday after nearly a week off the air with a monologue that largely dispensed with laughs.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Alexander Paul Robertson Lewis allegedly dispensed the substance at West Florence High School in Florence, South Carolina, over a nearly monthlong span, leaving school officials mystified as to the origin of the foul odor, the Florence County Sheriff's office said in a statement.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The seven Benton County circuit judges recused from the case, and it has been assigned to Jim Spears, a retired circuit judge.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Once there, she was assigned a bare mattress on the floor and denied religious accommodations, including Halal meals, her lawyers said.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The votes of the parties that did not make it into parliament will be divided proportionately, meaning PAS will end up with several seats more than a bare majority of 51.
    John E. Herbst, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
  • While critics were divided at the time, Casper became a box office hit and earned its place as a nostalgic favorite for '90s kids.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • DeWine signed the budget bill in June, but vetoed 67 provisions which would have provided immediate property tax relief to homeowners.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In the following years, MSF provided chelation to thousands of children and the government and community organizations undertook the complex job of environmental remediation, laying fresh soil over acres of contaminated land to prevent continued poisoning.
    Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the test was administered, Officer Kelby Dumond sat atop Ross to monitor the horse's every reaction.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Presidential libraries are administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Apportioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportioned. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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