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
  • The upper basin states use less water than what is allotted to them in the compact, while the lower basin states use more.
    The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Hundreds of copies of lesson books published by Rethinking Schools, specifically their texts on black activism and transgenderism, have been distributed to NEA members this year alone.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The $85 million settlement fund will be distributed to qualified class members after deductions for fees, expenses and taxes.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Around 70% of the project's energy capacity will be allocated to the Port Washington data center project, and around 30% would be made available to Wisconsin customers across the grid.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The two are dependent on millions of dollars that have not been allocated by the state.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Following the Chiefs’ 31-0 humiliation of the visiting Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Andy Reid dispensed with his normally exhaustive postgame rundown of individual accolades.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Most notably, every penny appropriated by Congress is dispensed by the OMB, making the agency a potential choke point in a federal bureaucracy that currently spends about $7 trillion a year.
    Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The officer who shot Torres is assigned to the SWAT unit and has over 17 years of service with the Phoenix Police Department, according to Zak.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • However, Miller continued to text Fernandez Rundle about the prosecution and criticized Wolfson, who was assigned to the case, according to the document.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Phillips also asked that their assets be divided up by the court as separate property, with no indication in the papers that the exes had a prenup in place.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But like other governer races, voters are divided along partisan lines.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sikorski has been a vocal advocate for Ukraine, and Poland has provided dozens of military aid packages for Kyiv.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Criteria varies by state, but it is provided to households that meet or come below the poverty line.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Patients are typically administered epinephrine, an adrenaline treatment.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • So, 21 days later, when the House returned to regular legislative session, they were administered the oath.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Apportioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportioned. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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