apportioned

past tense of apportion

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Recent Examples of apportioned The judge recommended specific amounts for two of the firm’s partners to pay — up to $58,000 by Andrew Bramhall and Brian Cannon — and said the shares apportioned to the other two partners, Margaret Shyr and Victoria Maroulis, would be determined later. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 27 May 2026 The tickets will be apportioned via a ballot and will only be available to New York City residents, following on from Mamdani’s campaign demand during his mayoral run for locals to be given greater access by FIFA to this summer’s tournament. Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 May 2026 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 But how blue and red teams might be apportioned for AI—and what motivates the players in this whole exercise to ultimately act toward, ideally, furthering the public good—is unclear. IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2024 Consequently, a state that has been apportioned 10 representatives and has 8 million people must redistrict to guarantee each of its congressional districts contains approximately 800,000 people. The Conversation, 2 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportioned
Verb
  • But don’t bet on much of it being allotted for swifter vote counting.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • Teams are allotted two practices totaling 3½ hours on the field per day, and their second practice of the week is required to be a walkthrough only.
    Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Inside, five bedrooms, six full bathrooms, and a powder room are distributed across roughly 4,900 square feet on three levels.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
  • The Buc-ee’s candy that has been credited with fueling the Bulldogs’ offensive onslaught has been distributed in sparing doses in Georgia’s dugout at the College World Series.
    Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • On Wednesday, the council asked its budget team to report on the amount of money that would be allocated as a result of Rodriguez’s proposal.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • In the real world, dealers receive allocations from an automaker’s annual production total based on that dealer’s individual performance, and once those units have been allocated, the taps shut off, no matter how numerous (or how vocal) your customer base may be.
    Byron Hurd, The Drive, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • For decades, medical wisdom was dispensed exclusively within exam rooms and clinics.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • The county has expanded the number of monthly buprenorphine injections and daily Suboxone strips dispensed to patients in custody in recent years, but routine budget restrictions continue to precipitate delays in treatment, according to Correctional Health Services.
    Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • The water conservation district arguably lacks the tools needed to live up to the conservation part of its name assigned by state legislators.
    Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
  • In recent years, the unit has also lost cops and Delva said officers assigned believe that neither kidnappings nor the unit itself are priorities for the government.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Organizers divided the cemetery into 29 sectors, and volunteers checked every single headstone that was still intact.
    Dawn White, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • Because in a country increasingly divided by social justice causes and their opposing viewpoints, fans increasingly care where their sports teams stand — sometimes to fans' glee or chagrin — depending on whether their opinions agree with that of their teams or leagues.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • With a dedicated press corps covering the team, the Football Association provided a swanky workroom for reporters (including those in Kansas City).
    Pete Grathoff June 14, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
  • That trove of information provided a glimpse across thousands of miles between New England and the Caribbean and at depths reaching about 6,500 feet deep.
    Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • His wife of 50 years, Paula Bruner, administered the oath.
    Noah Daly June 16, Idaho Statesman, 17 June 2026
  • The Russian Orthodox Church administered the site via its Ukrainian branch for centuries.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 June 2026

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“Apportioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportioned. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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