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 farm, based in Ramona in San Diego County, distributes its eggs to restaurants, grocery stores and farmers markets across California, including the Central Coast and Bay Area. — Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Additionally, Southwest books complimentary hotels and ground transport for passengers with overnight delays and distributes meal vouchers for passengers waiting for three hours or more. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026 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
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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  • The product comes with a double pump that dispenses two crepiness-tackling solutions.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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  • Polling continues to show that housing affordability ranks among the most pressing concerns for Americans nationwide.
    — Matt Galka, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The fifthquel also ranks among the top 10 theatrical film premieres on Disney+ worldwide to date, joining the other four Toy Story movies, all of which consistently rank among the top 20 movies on Disney+ each year.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of ranks
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  • Vetoes came weeks after bitter legislative fight Newsom’s August bid to rewrite how California law assigns wildfire liability to electrical utility companies drew opposition from a broad range of interest groups and lawmakers.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Regarding twenty-four, Mallarmé assigns this number to the letters of the French language—in which k and w play almost no role.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of assigns
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  • Five original murals by Naples artist Janine Wesselmann celebrate the city's social traditions, while a baby grand piano provides the soundtrack most evenings beneath gilded ceilings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Nvidia’s Open Agent Safety Platform, launched on Monday, provides a containment system that only allows access to things an agent needs to do its job.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of provides
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  • Rather than simply detecting physical obstacles, the system distinguishes between different types of messes and household objects to optimize cleaning strategies.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Its glass construction also distinguishes it from many inexpensive plastic touchpads.
    — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 28 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 6 Oct. 2026.

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