1
as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
distribute the assignments according to seniority
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2
as in allotted
to give as a share or portion
committed to distributing the school's limited scholarship money so that it benefits more students
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as in dispensed
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
distributed pamphlets on recycling to everyone in the neighborhood
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Recent Examples of distributed
Your home’s airflow determines how far the mist from your humidifier travels and how it is distributed throughout a room.
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Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Written by Agnieszka Holland, the drama was made for less than $1 million and distributed by independent film company Vestron Pictures.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Between 2021 and 2023, the entity distributed 2 billion doses, but many low- and middle-income countries lagged far behind wealthier ones.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
The feature, distributed globally by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures, had grossed $312 million worldwide by the end of September.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
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Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Written by Agnieszka Holland, the drama was made for less than $1 million and distributed by independent film company Vestron Pictures.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Between 2021 and 2023, the entity distributed 2 billion doses, but many low- and middle-income countries lagged far behind wealthier ones.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
The feature, distributed globally by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures, had grossed $312 million worldwide by the end of September.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributed
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Perez-Lugones searched systems at his work for classified information without authorization, including a report classified as top secret related to an unspecified foreign country, according to the affidavit.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2026
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His June visit to South Carolina — a key state in presidential primaries — does not appear in the records because it was classified as campaign travel.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Chapa said there is only a short time allotted by the state to improve the school’s ratings.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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The letter proposes that Jackson County withhold all funding allotted toward the Chiefs.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Its blend is dispensed seamlessly from a dropper, onto one’s mane without weighing it down.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2026
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Floats are fountain drinks dispensed over soft serve.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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The district has four teams ranked among the top 10 in the Dallas area, despite the standouts being spread among 12 high schools.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Oklahoma recently ranked sixth in the nation for food insecurity.—
Maddy Keyes,
The Frontier,
15 Jan. 2026
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No legal responsibility was ever assigned to Woroniecki in connection with the Yates children's deaths.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Feller staff picked three countries to possibly feature, and they were assigned Mongolia, said Kadie Frey, general manager of Lora Hotel & Event Center.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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The business also provided hobbyists with a place to talk about home brewing and meet other people with the same interest.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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The spokesperson said information about how utilities are calculated is provided to residents.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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Their work laid the foundations for today’s nuclear propulsion concepts and led to several ideas for INRs, which can be grouped into two categories.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Instead, designers are favoring a few consistent shapes, aligned and grouped just so.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Cortez Masto is proposing that $45 billion for ICE detention centers be allocated to Justice Assistant Grant programs and nearly $30 billion in enforcement money to the COPS law enforcement hiring program.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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For this school year, the state allocated $47 million to the program across both SUNY and CUNY campuses.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Distributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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