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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
Shred the Stigma is a local organization that distributes naloxone and provides education and equipment for safe drug use across much of the Oklahoma City metro area.
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Ari Fife, The Frontier, 17 Feb. 2026
Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide.
—Erika Tulfo, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Inspired by a volunteer suggestion, Girl Scouts River Valleys created Troop 2026 through the Care to Share Program, which takes proceeds from cookie sales and distributes them to specific initiatives, like supporting veterans or food shelves.
—Talia McWright, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Inspired by a volunteer suggestion, Girl Scouts River Valleys created Troop 2026 through the Care to Share Program, which takes proceeds from cookie sales and distributes them to specific initiatives, like supporting veterans or food shelves.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
Spectrum, owned by cable giant Charter Communications, which distributes the Dodgers’ SportsNet LA, had previously made available Dodger games as a streaming option through a separate app.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Fremantle distributes the series worldwide.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Relative to its weight, the layered structure increases resistance to crack propagation and distributes mechanical forces.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Shirley was the founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz, a nonprofit that distributes food and other resources to homeless populations in Skid Row, a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles across 50 city blocks with one of the largest homeless communities in the country.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Ari Fife, The Frontier, 17 Feb. 2026
Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide.
—Erika Tulfo, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Inspired by a volunteer suggestion, Girl Scouts River Valleys created Troop 2026 through the Care to Share Program, which takes proceeds from cookie sales and distributes them to specific initiatives, like supporting veterans or food shelves.
—Talia McWright, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Inspired by a volunteer suggestion, Girl Scouts River Valleys created Troop 2026 through the Care to Share Program, which takes proceeds from cookie sales and distributes them to specific initiatives, like supporting veterans or food shelves.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
Spectrum, owned by cable giant Charter Communications, which distributes the Dodgers’ SportsNet LA, had previously made available Dodger games as a streaming option through a separate app.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Fremantle distributes the series worldwide.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Relative to its weight, the layered structure increases resistance to crack propagation and distributes mechanical forces.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Shirley was the founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz, a nonprofit that distributes food and other resources to homeless populations in Skid Row, a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles across 50 city blocks with one of the largest homeless communities in the country.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributes
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Because of that, said Burton, the bill classifies lot rental fees as a homeownership activity, meaning that mobile home owners making less than 140% of area median income — $123,900 for a family of four in Miami-Dade County — could qualify for up to six months of lot rental assistance.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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The study also checked its findings against chemicals listed in the PlastChem database, an international scientific initiative that classifies chemicals in plastic.—
Claretta Bellamy,
NBC news,
12 Feb. 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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That unit dispenses prescriptions in CVS’ more than 9,000 retail pharmacies and provides other services, such as vaccinations and diagnostic testing.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Congress has repeatedly waded into establishing an overarching federal law that would encompass AI that dispenses mental health advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The company said the brand ranks in first place in the prestige makeup category in the UK and third in the US.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2026
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On top of her offensive production, Fudd ranks fourth nationally in defensive win shares and ninth in defensive rating.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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The answer begins with understanding a trade chart — a diagram that assigns a numerical value to every pick in the draft.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Heldman and Nicholson’s lucid, intelligent script thus assigns characters very different, more nuanced motivations from those we are used to in iterations of this story.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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Claimed to be an all-weather solution, the system provides precision, even in limited visibility scenarios.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Crystal Walk promenade, stretching over about a third of a mile, or 450 meters, provides shade under artificial branches covered in 10 tons of crystals that give it its name.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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What distinguishes this generation is a willingness to blend registers.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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What most distinguishes you from your opponent(s)?—
Delores Rangel,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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In the big picture, the district currently allocates extra resources based mainly on which schools are performing worse on academic measures, not race.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The school allocates 5,000 tickets (or more, depending on demand) to students for football games.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Distributes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributes. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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