1
as in allots
to give as a share or portion
apportioned the profits according to years of service with the company
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as in distributes
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition
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Recent Examples of apportions
By Danielle Allen Fifty dollars for STEM, five cents for citizenship—that’s how America apportions its education dollars.
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Bhumika Tharoor, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
The fires underscore this failure, but no policy that apportions the state’s supply among those claimants could have saved the communities destroyed by fire over the last week.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Nebraska is heavily Republican overall but is one of two states — the other is Maine — that apportions its Electoral College votes by congressional district.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Bhumika Tharoor, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
The fires underscore this failure, but no policy that apportions the state’s supply among those claimants could have saved the communities destroyed by fire over the last week.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Nebraska is heavily Republican overall but is one of two states — the other is Maine — that apportions its Electoral College votes by congressional district.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportions
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When a team allots minutes to so many young players simultaneously, lapses in concentration and on-court mistakes are bound to happen.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tip Toe is produced in association with ITV Studios, which also distributes the show internationally.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide.—
Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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How Cycle Syncing Works Cycle syncing divides the roughly 28-day menstrual cycle into four hormonal phases and assigns different foods, workouts and work priorities to each.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
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Objection assigns a human investigator — at the $2,000 price tier, a college graduate; for $10,000, a former CIA or FBI agent — to gather evidence, which is displayed as exhibits.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
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In the middle, a Cartman in the role of a Midtown tax adviser dispenses accounting tips and tricks, culled from a YouTube account run by a real-life New York CPA.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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This Oxo dish brush features a handle that dispenses soap at the push of a button.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Currently, the government allocates weekly subsidies to avoid passing on the rising cost of fuel to the population and prevent spiraling inflation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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After persuading state lawmakers to give it more time, New York City Public Schools released a plan to reduce class sizes that allocates $244 million to hire new teachers across 360 schools.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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This essentially divides the matches into quarters, which is how American spectators prefer to mark the passage of time.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
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There’s always at least one Love Island USA contestant who divides viewers, and for Season 8, that person is Melanie Moreno.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
11 June 2026
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That document also provides recommended strategies to address that priority.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Tonight’s Gemini new moon provides a perfect opportunity to address your inbox pile up.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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“Apportions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportions. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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