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 Since 2021, nearly 50 North Carolina hospitals and the state’s health department have begun distributing the wristbands, to give mothers and care providers a visual reminder of the life-threatening health risks after birth. — Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Alibaba has bolstered that cycle by distributing Qwen through its cloud platform to enterprise customers in markets including Southeast Asia and Africa, giving it a reach that many rivals lack. — Saritha Rai, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 Relief workers have begun distributing rice, ready-to-eat meals, drinking water, blankets and medicine, while emergency shelters were being set up for displaced residents. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 Uganda received its first batch of nearly 20,000 doses of lenacapavir in February and began distributing it in April, one month behind schedule. — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026 The company has leaned into original productions in recent years, distributing its shows across multiple devices domestically while pushing Asian content out to audiences abroad through its overseas streaming arm. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 This strategy provides about a 30% greater reduction in the dose of radiation a person receives compared with distributing the same amount of shielding uniformly across the body, Houri said. — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026 There’s a lot more to Cardinal Health these days than its legacy business distributing drugs and medical supplies to hospitals and retail pharmacies — though that part of the company is still important to the financials. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 Those groups are responsible for distributing the gift cards. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributing
  1. classifying
  2. allotting
  3. dispensing
  4. ranking
  5. assigning
  6. providing
  7. distinguishing
  8. allocating
Verb
  • Your system may not be correctly identifying and classifying entities.
    — Punnam Raju Manthena, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Within that, the number of people classifying themselves as employed fell 87k while the number of people classifying themselves as unemployed fell 178k.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 10 Aug. 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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  • Instead, the provider manages gas sourcing, compression, transportation, storage, and dispensing through a single service.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • There was even a machine dispensing soft-serve ice cream at the Jay Street station in Brooklyn.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • The Pentagon's own data backs that up too, with financial compensation and benefits ranking as a top reason for joining the military.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • As residents, activists, farmers and journalists squeezed and jostled through the crowd, holding court in one corner was Budd-Falen, the high-ranking official with the Interior Department.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of ranking
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  • Summary The Atlanta Braves, maintaining a strong NL East lead despite roster setbacks, have quickly signed former Toronto Blue Jays infielder Cade Doughty to a minor-league deal, assigning him to High-A Rome.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Review your spending before setting a budget Look at several months of bank and credit card transactions before assigning spending targets.
    — Javier Simon, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of assigning
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  • Our absolute priority right now is providing unwavering support to their families, friends, and teammates during this devastating time.
    — Jack Moore, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Sundeeep Dosanjh with the Rocklin Unified School District said teachers are also providing some flexibility to students who need additional time to finish eating.
    — Conor McGill, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of providing
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  • But the most important factor distinguishing Jonestown from the other left-wing movements of its time was a singularly evil leader.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The key is distinguishing between values and preferences to set appropriate boundaries.
    — Liz Regalia, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of distinguishing
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  • For many consumers, diversifying their portfolios often comes in the form of allocating assets across different classes.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Mamdani campaigned on a goal of allocating 1 percent of the city’s budget to parks.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of allocating

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