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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide.
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If the corporation distributes some of its after-tax profits as dividends, shareholders may also pay tax on those dividends, which are generally reported on Schedule B of Form 1040.
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Accompaniment assigns first priority to those in greatest need and those most likely to be left out of dignified and decent treatment.
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The market currently assigns about a 41% probability rates are unchanged at year-end, with a 42% chance of one quarter-point hike and 14% of a 50 basis point increase, according to CME FedWatch.
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According to a news release, Sibley entered into a collaborative agreement with pharmacist Josh Harrison at The Compounding Lab, which dispenses drugs for people and animals.
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Like a vending machine that dispenses Hot Wheels instead of Coca-Cola.
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The Legislature allocates funding to school districts largely based on average daily attendance.
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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.
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One business has become two, but the original shareholder base rarely divides neatly with it.
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The enclave has seen near-daily strikes, as well as shelling and gunfire along the boundary that divides Gaza into Israeli and Palestinian-controlled zones.
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Under them, a chatbot must not be able to interact with someone under 18 unless it is programmed against encouraging self-destructive behavior and provides parents with tools to manage the child’s use.
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Palliative care, which provides medical and emotional support to patients at the end of their lives, is a relatively new concept, arising only in the 1960s.
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“Apportions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportions. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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