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 royal couple remain married and a regal drama that includes many characters still alive has echoes of The Crown as well as Dutch series Máxima, which Beta also distributes. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026 Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones These over-ear headphones have soft ear cushions that don’t press on your ears and a band that distributes pressure across your head for all-day comfort. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 Here, the architecture distributes the congregation into a half circle, gathering them around the matter of their faith as a question rather than as an assertion. — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026 The company, which manufactures and distributes a wide variety of products for children, was started in 1906 by Aaron Schwartz, a Russian immigrant, in New York City, according to the company’s website. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026 His organization distributes cash and food including rice and beans to help ease the hunger, but challenges remain, especially involving those left homeless by gang violence who are forced to move from one makeshift shelter to another. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Nguyen responded by starting POPS Worldwide, an entertainment company which produces, licenses, distributes, and monetizes digital content across platforms like YouTube and Facebook. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Slowly, always slowly, and always in the company of a human server, the robot transports dishes to diners’ tables, where the human server distributes them. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Over the course of a week, the Zadie Project distributes about 1,000 quarts of soup to schools and community organizations across metro Atlanta. — Brian Unger, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributes
  1. classifies
  2. allots
  3. dispenses
  4. ranks
  5. assigns
  6. provides
  7. distinguishes
  8. allocates
Verb
  • For American buyers, the federal government classifies three-wheelers as motorcycles.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The professional and business services sector, as the agency classifies it, gained 70,000 jobs, blowing past its average monthly gain of 15,000 over the past year.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of classifies
Verb
  • Hinson said the bill’s reductions to Medicaid spending for Iowa will be offset by the Rural Health Transformation Program, which allots $50 billion divided among all 50 states over the next five years.
    — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • But what happens when a chatbot dispenses advice on more sensitive topics typically reserved for experts, such as human health?
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • As for application, the product dispenses from a cooling metal tip—yet another benefit for depuffing—and just a few dots do the trick.
    — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of dispenses
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  • One of the most notable rule changes for the 99th Oscars allows an actor to earn multiple nominations in the same category, provided each performance ranks among the top five vote-getters.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The glycemic index ranks how quickly a carbohydrate-containing food raises blood sugar levels compared to a reference food like straight sugar (glucose).
    — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of ranks
Verb
  • The Cat starts out as an office drone, who works for a massive company that assigns him clients; his job is to perk up their spirits.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Tutor Doctor Santa Monica Tutor Doctor assigns one tutor to your child, comes to your home, and keeps the same tutor through the full program.
    — Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of assigns
Verb
  • But with Ameen on violin, this dynamic is inverted, and the intermingling of their strings on the recording provides a unique tonal color.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The model provides a baseline for understanding what a planet’s atmosphere might look like without life.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of provides
Verb
  • But Dooley, who founded the website AI-Empowered Mom to reduce parents’ mental load through AI, distinguishes passive, isolated screen use from productive or interactive uses.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • What distinguishes the formulas are the stabilizing proteins packaged with the toxin.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of distinguishes
Verb
  • Each party allocates its seats to members based on a list of candidates published before elections.
    — Hannah Ridge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Constitution allocates political power — specifically representation in the House of Representatives — and draws political districts in relation to decennial census counts of population size.
    — Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of allocates

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“Distributes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributes. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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