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distributes

verb

present tense third-person singular of distribute
1
as in classifies
to arrange or assign according to type distribute the assignments according to seniority

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2
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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3
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 The pool distributes in-person reports and imagery to the broader press corps and is designed to hold the nation’s chief executive accountable on behalf of the American public. — Sarah Rankin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 Tim Taylor, vice president and general manager of Haas Factory Outlet which distributes, services and supports the Haas line of machine tools, said the lack of skilled workers is a top issue. — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) announced the thirty-eight recipients of the last round of its A4 Arts Fund, which distributes $500,000 to arts and cultural organizations that support Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. — News Desk, Artforum, 25 Sep. 2026 The Uganda Wildlife Authority distributes seedlings, including medicinal trees that people might otherwise seek inside the park. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 The network pool distributes video and audio to other outlets, a system designed to rotate responsibilities and costs while gaining access where space is limited. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 Loco Films handles sales, while Caramel Films distributes in Spain. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 Currently, Washington distributes a $12 billion pot of CCDF money to the states each year. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 The operation distributes merchandise to Guess stores across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Asia (EMEA), while preparing to launch e-commerce fulfillment for customers in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributes
  1. classifies
  2. allots
  3. dispenses
  4. ranks
  5. assigns
  6. provides
  7. distinguishes
  8. allocates
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  • The New Zealand Department of Conservation classifies the karure as Threatened-Nationally Critical, and its existing habitat is nearly full.
    — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies lions as vulnerable and says their numbers are declining.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 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
Definition of allots
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  • Every day, Hy-Vee pharmacy manager Erin Jensen dispenses prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs, the weight-loss medications that have more than tripled in popularity in the last two years in the United States.
    — Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026
  • 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, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispenses
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  • And through two games, his run-blocking grade (on 22 running play snaps) ranks 38th among 73 tight ends, per PFF.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Greenland Mines, meanwhile, is a natural resources company working on the Skaergaard Project, which ranks among the world’s largest undeveloped palladium, gold and platinum deposits.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
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  • The plan assigns Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom continued responsibility at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, including fuel and maintenance support for Unit 1 and continuing construction work associated with Units 2 and 3.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The statute assigns responsibility differently depending on the occupant’s age, so check the current version before assuming who gets the ticket.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of assigns
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  • The audience provides rewards and the brain converts rewards into habits.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • China provides Tehran with an economic lifeline as the biggest buyer of Iranian oil.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of provides
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  • What distinguishes this new project is Jay’s obvious delight in having Rubin, the eccentric naïf, as his interlocutor and audience.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Housed in the 17th-century Hellbrunn Palace, where many scenes from the film were shot, the museum distinguishes the real-life story of the von Trapp family from that of the 1959 Broadway musical and later the Hollywood blockbuster.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of distinguishes
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  • In a report on the outage published on Friday, NATS said a software defect in the National Airspace System, which allocates codes so air traffic controllers can identify flights on radar, was behind the decision to ax the flights.
    — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the absence of a system for shifting the funding to other grants, though, this runs the risk of leaving the NIH unable to spend all the money Congress allocates to it (which may well be Vought’s intention).
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of allocates

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“Distributes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributes. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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