1
as in classifies
to arrange or assign according to type
distribute the assignments according to seniority
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as in allots
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 dispenses
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
distributed pamphlets on recycling to everyone in the neighborhood
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Recent Examples of distributes
Jerry Nowicki is the editor-in-chief of Capitol News Illinois, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide.
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Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
The treasurer’s office collects tax dollars, tells the auditor’s office what was collected, and then the auditor distributes the funds to the governmental units, Petalas said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Hope Runs High distributes the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival premiere, which House co-wrote with Tom Furniss.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
Eagle Rock also distributes other premium, craft and import beers, as well as wines, spirits, seltzers or hard teas and nonalcoholic drinks in Colorado.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Fathom Entertainment, which is owned by AMC Entertainment, Cinemark Holdings and Regal Cineworld Group, distributes event cinema content to theaters worldwide.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Sony Pictures Television distributes the series.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
There is a choreography to how reality TV distributes empathy, both in and outside of Bravo.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Every Thursday before Easter, the monarch distributes special coins.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
The treasurer’s office collects tax dollars, tells the auditor’s office what was collected, and then the auditor distributes the funds to the governmental units, Petalas said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Hope Runs High distributes the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival premiere, which House co-wrote with Tom Furniss.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
Eagle Rock also distributes other premium, craft and import beers, as well as wines, spirits, seltzers or hard teas and nonalcoholic drinks in Colorado.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Fathom Entertainment, which is owned by AMC Entertainment, Cinemark Holdings and Regal Cineworld Group, distributes event cinema content to theaters worldwide.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Sony Pictures Television distributes the series.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
There is a choreography to how reality TV distributes empathy, both in and outside of Bravo.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Every Thursday before Easter, the monarch distributes special coins.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributes
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The agency classifies it as a superfund site, meaning the area may be contaminated with hazardous materials.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Though the city's online neighborhood map technically classifies the site as part of downtown, Long's identifies as a Haughville institution that has served doughnuts to west siders for four generations, serving up to 1,000 customers each day out of its pale-yellow sided building.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
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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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Black folks have seen the face of the US’s prerogative state—the side of the government that dispenses arbitrary jurisprudence, discriminatory law enforcement, and violence against those who challenge its authority and dominant ideologies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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Varnesdeel’s 2aDays page, for example, ranks second on Google for her full name, just behind her Davenport athletics staff directory page.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Sadiq ranks 16th overall in Dane Brugler’s 2026 NFL Draft guide.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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The company assigns a third-party installer to your project.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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When a customer completes an order online with a participating retailer, SameDay Local automatically matches them to the appropriate vehicle and driver, assigns the route and provides them live near-real-time tracking updates from pickup to delivery.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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Hameed provides the voice and remote puppetry, while Shah inhabits the bear costume onstage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation offers a Free Snack Program that provides nutritious meals for youths — newborns to 18-year-olds — at its public parks.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Zhe said the study is the first to reveal the trends in artificial light use with a level of temporal detail that distinguishes individual events and regional trends.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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What distinguishes this franchise for talent?—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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The capital allocates 22% of land for farming and promotes urban innovations like vertical farms and hydroponics to boost local food production.—
Evelyne Musambi,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The budget allocates significant funds toward Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox political allies who are a key component of his coalition, while cutting education and healthcare spending and raising taxes.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Distributes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributes. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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