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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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
The joint-agency investigation led law enforcement to the 500 block of Sheridan Avenue, which led to the charging of five men with possessing and distributing drugs.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Though Coca-Cola owns its formulas − just like its closest competitor, Pepsi − it's not known for distributing drinks.
—Mariah Franklin, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Wait to water the lawn two to four days after distributing the product.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
The money is awarded by multiple agencies, including the Health and Human Services and Energy departments and NASA, with the military distributing the largest portion.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Sunday’s vote was marred by delays in distributing electoral materials in several districts of Lima, forcing authorities to extend voting into Monday.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
The Xceptional Communications release is self distributing with booking support from mTuckman media.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
By distributing the extraction across many systems simultaneously, the attacker reduced the risk of triggering an alert.
—Isaac Yee, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Willie Quinerly, 42, was arrested and charged with trafficking and distributing a Class B substance.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Adam Thompson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Though Coca-Cola owns its formulas − just like its closest competitor, Pepsi − it's not known for distributing drinks.
—Mariah Franklin, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Wait to water the lawn two to four days after distributing the product.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
The money is awarded by multiple agencies, including the Health and Human Services and Energy departments and NASA, with the military distributing the largest portion.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Sunday’s vote was marred by delays in distributing electoral materials in several districts of Lima, forcing authorities to extend voting into Monday.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
The Xceptional Communications release is self distributing with booking support from mTuckman media.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
By distributing the extraction across many systems simultaneously, the attacker reduced the risk of triggering an alert.
—Isaac Yee, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Willie Quinerly, 42, was arrested and charged with trafficking and distributing a Class B substance.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributing
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Whether the law survives looming legal challenges—rooted in a 1933 state Supreme Court ruling classifying income as property—remains an open question.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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By classifying sports betting as a public health issue and imposing rigid federal standards, the proposal also significantly limits the autonomy of the states, which have been primarily responsible for the legalization and regulation of this sector since 2018.—
Cláudia Nunes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado called Thursday for allotting more than $360 million to developers and nonprofits building and preserving affordable housing projects.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Those agencies are flush with cash due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which congressional Republicans passed last summer, allotting more than $150 billion to both agencies.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The trailer then came apart, dispensing much of the cargo of iced tea beverages on the road, as the truck bounced off the wall and across the other lane of traffic into and through the guardrail.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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In the Chicago area, Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes screens, tests and processes donated milk before dispensing it to hospitals.—
Alexander Crider,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Alejandro Boyco, a researcher at the Institute of Peruvian Studies, said the Senate will appoint and sanction high-ranking officials, including the country’s ombudsman, Constitutional Court members and some central bank directors.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Engel served as ranking member and chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the final years of his tenure.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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How about assigning them some other task, such as bringing flowers or something to nibble on while waiting for the meal to be served.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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In March, shortly after the Da Nang landing, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, John McNaughton, wrote a memo assigning relative weights to American objectives in Vietnam.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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While companies are recognizing the importance of unpaid care, providing some benefits, the weight of unpaid care will increase unless the labor supply is replenished, Nestler said.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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The goal was to stimulate economic development and job creation in distressed areas around the country by providing tax incentives to investors who would back the projects.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Experts emphasize the importance of distinguishing between a true buffalo hump and other conditions.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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For example, they might be classified by the number of rulers, thus distinguishing government by one (as in a monarchy or a tyranny) from government by the few (in an aristocracy or oligarchy) and from government by the many (as in a democracy).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Newsom said the move to defer the funding and repay it at a later, unspecified point is necessary to create a cushion for uncertain state revenue projections and to avoid potentially allocating more money to schools than is actually available, since the budget isn’t finalized until the summer.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Rather than cutting funding to other businesses to focus on AI, Jassy seems to be also allocating resources to the same businesses that AI threatens to disrupt.—
Sean Conlon,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Distributing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributing. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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