distributing

verb

present participle of distribute
1
as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type distribute the assignments according to seniority

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2
as in allotting
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 dispensing
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals distributed pamphlets on recycling to everyone in the neighborhood

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Recent Examples of distributing Under the White House pool system, the networks -- ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC -- rotate responsibilities for gathering and distributing footage of the president's daily movements. — Miriam Waldvogel, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 At a church in Pensacola where the United Cajun Navy was distributing supplies Sunday morning, a line of hundreds of cars stretched around the block. — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 Other cities along the Southern California coast -- including Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach and San Clemente -- were distributing sandbags to the public on Sunday in preparation for possible flooding. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Greg Maurice, who has worked at 1091 Pictures, eOne and Fox Sports, has teamed up with pastor Stephon Chaney to launch Ark Clb, a media company aimed at acquiring, financing, producing and distributing films and TV in the faith and family space. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 By contrast, companies could diversify their risks by distributing capacity across multiple modular sites. — Todd J. Stein, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 Fathom Entertainment is distributing the film theatrically in the United States, with FilmNation Entertainment handling international sales. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 An ownership culture encourages employees to focus on solving problems across departments rather than distributing blame and defining boundaries. — Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Before the Koltai family took over the spot in 1981, Steve’s father, Ivan, had already expanded from distributing erotic films to exhibiting them. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributing
  1. classifying
  2. allotting
  3. dispensing
  4. ranking
  5. assigning
  6. providing
  7. distinguishing
  8. allocating
Verb
  • Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share strategies for classifying large volumes of unstructured data while keeping the manual workload manageable.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Zema has proposed classifying major criminal factions as terrorist organizations.
    — Katie Angell Britannica Editors Oct. 2, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.
    — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Definition of allotting
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  • Dressings and sauces in dispensing bottles did not have the common name of the foods.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Eco effort The resort is actively addressing concerns regarding single-use plastic bottles and is working to introduce water dispensing units in the near future.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of dispensing
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  • Asked by ranking member Michael Bennet (D-CO) what worries him the most, Fauci said the possibility of a pandemic flu.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • So far Craig hasn’t been able to do either despite being ranking 13th nationally and second in the Big 12 in passing yards with 1,400.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranking
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  • That work can include assigning tasks, structuring workflows, inspecting outputs, coordinating multiple agents, resolving failures and deciding when a human needs to intervene.
    — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Trustee Wendy Dunnington said existing issues in the neighborhood need to be addressed first, such as managing traffic before and after school and during events, monitoring noise levels, and assigning parking.
    — Christopher Placek, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of assigning
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  • At the bottom is the emerald-green pool, providing guests with welcome respite from the heat.
    — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • As the film tells it, Simmers eventually learns that waging war against dealers and community enablers makes less of an impact on people who are addicted than providing them consistent, patient, loving support.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of providing
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  • The distinguishing feature is the skylounge on the upper deck.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • On the lower level lie the Oceanfront Balcony and Premium Oceanfront Balcony rooms, with the same factors distinguishing Premium from not.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of distinguishing
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  • So to say that another way, plants are taking up all of this carbon from our atmosphere and then allocating about thirteen billion tons of that to networks every year.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This funding has helped, but allocating more money to public schools isn’t the only way to make progress.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of allocating

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