DISTRIBUTION Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

distribution

noun

ˌdi-strə-ˈbyü-shən

Definition of distribution

as in allocation

the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group aid workers oversaw the distribution of supplies to the flood victims

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Relevance

as in sequence

the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another the distribution of those stars has long suggested the form of a dipper

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Recent Examples of distribution In the latter incident, the local nutrition service center’s food distribution was suspended pending an investigation, according to the outlet. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026 For more even distribution, apply half of the seed in one direction (for example, north-south) and the other half in the opposite direction (east-west). — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026 Lusine Yeghiazaryan was appointed CFO of Picsart, an AI media production and distribution platform. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026 Pasch will oversee the sporting goods retailer’s talent strategy, human resources and communications functions across its corporate operations, distribution centers and more than 300 stores. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for distribution

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Noun

Some of the finer details to try and maximize entertainment include a novel approach with lane allocation.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
More than half of their total cap allocation is going to players no longer on their roster with seven players on their opening day roster coming off the waiver wire.

— Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of allocation

Noun

This sequence should also be followed at the pitch-side monitor, but sometimes the VAR cuts straight to slow motion replays in the interests of speed.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The incident closely paralleled the sequence of events that in July resulted in another group of OpenAI’s agents launching cyberattacks against the company Hugging Face.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of sequence

Noun

To address those flaws, a chorus of economists outside China — and some within the country — argue for a redistribution of national wealth from state enterprises to households in order to boost domestic consumption, just as Zhu once prescribed.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Two of his landmark papers, published in 2025 and 2026 in Science, point to a radical redistribution of the cells that make up the body as mammals age, and describe some of the epigenomic instructions that guide this process.

— Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of redistribution

Noun

Aston Villa’s record front-of-shirt deal with Visit Rwanda is worth up to £20m a year, a similar level to Newcastle United’s new arrangement with Knox.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
While the funeral arrangements were formally made by Mladic's family, the Serbian government also sent a plane last week to bring his remains to Belgrade, and soldiers carried his coffin wrapped in the national flag.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of arrangement

Noun

The case was thrown out Wednesday after a judge ruled his prior felony conviction had been modified to a juvenile disposition under a landmark California criminal justice reform law.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Hayes entered Alford pleas and received a deferred disposition with two years of supervised probation.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of disposition

Noun

The book offers the bulk of its attention to these parts, using every literary device at its disposal, from interview fragments to the epistolary form, to put surviving the unthinkable into words.

— Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
So the Clippers will actually have some first-round picks at their disposal between the 2029 and 2033 drafts.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of disposal

Noun

Moor explains how this form of thought emphasizes branching, growth, and pruning, as opposed to hierarchical ordering, and shows how these principles can be identified in the work of writers like Tolstoy and Wordsworth.

— Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Then came the how-to guides, in posts filled with menu combinations and step-by-step explainers on how to navigate Chipotle’s build-your-own ordering system.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

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