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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 Vertical is distributing the Depression-era film, in which Hawke plays a widower who is separated from his daughter when he gets sent to a brutal work camp. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 Nepali lawmakers have slammed the administration over bureaucratic delays in distributing resources after the floods, including medical equipment and staffing of medical facilities. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 The following year, Tribune Media Services began syndicating Leckey’s newspaper column and distributing it nationally. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Some of the projects focus educating people about safe firearm storage, including distributing safety devices like gun locks, to prevent accidental shootings and suicides, according to the release. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Launched in 2024, Watermelon has become a domestic go-to for Palestinian and Arab filmmakers, producing or distributing such features as From Ground Zero, Palestine 36, All That’s Left of You, and the Oscar-nominated The Voice of Hind Rajab. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 Fathom Entertainment is distributing the film theatrically in the United States. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026 Loktev is self-distributing the film theatrically (MUBI has acquired streaming rights to parts I and II and is currently streaming Part I). — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026 Mensah looked as good as the numbers suggested, too, ripping NFL-level throws and distributing the ball to his myriad playmakers, namely wide receiver Malachi Toney. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributing
  1. classifying
  2. allotting
  3. dispensing
  4. ranking
  5. assigning
  6. providing
  7. distinguishing
  8. allocating
Verb
  • When a government committee chaired by Oppenheimer recommended strongly against the development of the H-bomb, the Atomic Energy Commission buried the report by classifying it as secret.
    — Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Some need only light intelligence—converting structured output into natural language, organizing OCR results or classifying simple requests.
    — Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of classifying
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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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  • Prescribing, dispensing and enabling the sale of retatrutide — which is still in clinical trials — violate those standards.
    — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The state is challenging the FDA's decision to remove the in-person dispensing requirement, citing states' rights and patient safety concerns.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispensing
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  • The 20-year-old Celebrini is coming off one of the best seasons ever for a player so young, ranking fourth in the league in scoring, starring in the Olympics and then signing a five-year, $94 million extension this summer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Murphy serves as the ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, which oversees funding for ICE.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of ranking
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  • Regulations under this law require us to complete the investigation prior to assigning any discipline in the manner.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Getting an accurate count of immigrants of various statuses is useful when assigning resources for public health emergencies or natural or human-made disasters.
    — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of assigning
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  • Social platforms have industrialized this process by providing constant signals about how others respond to us.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of providing more security, its obfuscation tactics challenged experts, who then reproduced—and improved upon—the result.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of providing
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  • According to Mason Huddleston, an urban agriculturalist at Oklahoma State University Extension, one of the plant’s most distinguishing features is its smooth, hollow stem, marked with purple or reddish-purple spots.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Another study found that almost half the country has difficulty distinguishing American Jews from the Israeli government.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of distinguishing
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  • Higher yields tend to pose competition for stocks has investors may prefer allocating to relatively risk-free and higher yielding bonds rather than risk-on stocks.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • CMOs are already allocating an average of 15% of their budgets to new AI initiatives.
    — Tobin Thomas, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of allocating

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