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
But legacy utilities such as SDG&E are still responsible for the costs associated with transmitting, distributing and delivering power across the region.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Experts question the legality and financial feasibility of distributing tariff revenue directly to citizens without congressional approval.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
Rialto Distribution is distributing locally.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
At the national level, the agency leads public health initiatives geared toward reducing the burden of substance abuse and mental illness on communities, while also distributing funds to states and local entities for mental health and addiction services, according to its website.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
On Tuesday, the Senate voted to pass the DEFIANCE Act, a bill that would allow people who were portrayed against their wishes in explicit, deepfake images to sue companies making or distributing such content, in civil court.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
Back in December, Elon Musk’s pet chatbot Grok made headlines for casually distributing the private addresses and phone numbers of everyday people, scraping data from public sources with unsettling ease while other AI models refused.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 14, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026
Additional problems with the system prevented the county from distributing those revenues to hundreds of taxing bodies.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Also this year, nearly 1,000 volunteers contributed more than 3,500 hours organizing, sorting, packing and distributing gifts at the Salvation Army Christmas Center.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Experts question the legality and financial feasibility of distributing tariff revenue directly to citizens without congressional approval.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
Rialto Distribution is distributing locally.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
At the national level, the agency leads public health initiatives geared toward reducing the burden of substance abuse and mental illness on communities, while also distributing funds to states and local entities for mental health and addiction services, according to its website.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
On Tuesday, the Senate voted to pass the DEFIANCE Act, a bill that would allow people who were portrayed against their wishes in explicit, deepfake images to sue companies making or distributing such content, in civil court.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
Back in December, Elon Musk’s pet chatbot Grok made headlines for casually distributing the private addresses and phone numbers of everyday people, scraping data from public sources with unsettling ease while other AI models refused.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 14, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026
Additional problems with the system prevented the county from distributing those revenues to hundreds of taxing bodies.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Also this year, nearly 1,000 volunteers contributed more than 3,500 hours organizing, sorting, packing and distributing gifts at the Salvation Army Christmas Center.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributing
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Unlike an image-classifying neural network, a PINN doesn’t learn by studying external data.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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Similarly, ride-share services like Uber and Lyft have faced multiple lawsuits for classifying drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, allowing the companies to avoid providing minimum wage, overtime pay and other benefits.—
Lauren Wilson,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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For years, Marley has been allotting a portion of his concert ticket sales for charity issues.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2025
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In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sigillo For oenophiles, Spatafora recommends a visit to Sigillo to try out wines served from its WineEmotion dispensing machine.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Dec. 2025
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Geuss recalls a mentor—a school teacher of his—dispensing advice about becoming a visual artist.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
19 Dec. 2025
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Massachusetts received a ‘B’ for telehealth access in 2025 from a new report from the Cicero Institute and Pioneer Institute breaking down state trends in telehealth policies — ranking the state above most but with room for improvement.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Given their elite showing during the regular season — holding foes to some of the lowest outputs in yards per game, points per game and EPA while also ranking among the leaders in sacks and takeaways — their goals seem realistic.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Rice could look to roll with Neto to start while assigning more defensive duties to a forward, while Andrews and redshirt senior guard RJ Keene provide minutes off the bench.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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This process involves choosing an instrument type, number of strings, assigning a name – all pretty intuitive.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Jan. 2026
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Equipment needs and operational enhancements are being actively addressed through the current city budget process, reflecting our ongoing commitment to providing excellent service to our community.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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EngineAI confirmed that its production models are powered by NVIDIA Jetson Thor, providing up to 2000 TOPS of AI compute, along with a 360-degree LiDAR perception system.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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By clearly distinguishing material falling inward to feed the black hole from dust being pushed outward in energetic winds, the new Webb observations provide a crucial step toward understanding how supermassive black holes grow and influence their host galaxies, researchers say.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Cloudflare’s tool works as a pay-per-crawl service, distinguishing GenAI crawlers that take information without sending much traffic back to creators, from search crawlers, which actually drive traffic back to the original source.—
Bill Ready,
Fortune,
19 Jan. 2026
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From a portfolio diversification standpoint, financial advisors typically recommend allocating 5% to 10% of your portfolio to precious metals.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The model reduces the need for traders to risk substantial personal savings by allocating company capital to those who pass an evaluation process with profit-sharing in place and predefined risk controls.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Distributing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributing. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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