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as in allocations
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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as in sequences
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 distributions
Exactly how distributions — including contributions made by parents, qualifying charitable organizations and the government — will be taxed down the road is another issue the IRS will have to clarify later.
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Jessica Dickler,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
The $311 million does not include any revenue from the club’s rights deal with SNY or distributions from MLB for its national media and sponsorship deals.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Inherited Roth account distributions aren’t taxed as long as the account has been open at least five years.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Its components can be rearranged to model different limb lengths, weight distributions and joint ranges of motion.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
As of Friday, 97% of distributions were out the door, county officials said.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
The earnings and increases in value will accrue tax free, and distributions will not be taxed.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Residents who stay in an eligible property for over one year will also be included in annual equity distributions based on returns from the housing units.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
But the scientists still need to explore other factors, like the new particles’ energies and their distributions in space.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
Jessica Dickler,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
The $311 million does not include any revenue from the club’s rights deal with SNY or distributions from MLB for its national media and sponsorship deals.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Inherited Roth account distributions aren’t taxed as long as the account has been open at least five years.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Its components can be rearranged to model different limb lengths, weight distributions and joint ranges of motion.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
As of Friday, 97% of distributions were out the door, county officials said.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
The earnings and increases in value will accrue tax free, and distributions will not be taxed.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Residents who stay in an eligible property for over one year will also be included in annual equity distributions based on returns from the housing units.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
But the scientists still need to explore other factors, like the new particles’ energies and their distributions in space.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributions
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Notably, the United States played an indispensable role in forging this agreement, and did so without massive allocations of military aid or other forms of foreign assistance.—
David Dumke,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Government programs should end and their allocations be shifted to pay off our national debt.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The directors agree that most of the film seamlessly blends their input, though Shi specialized in the horror and action sequences, while Sharafian leaned into the emotional scenes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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These sequences of process and investigation are captured with all the verve and nerve-wracking tension of a slick spy thriller, aided by a detailed, thundering soundscape sure to leave you on edge.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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Thousands of air travelers scrambled to make alternate arrangements or simply hunkered down and waited at South Florida’s three international airports Monday as a blizzard that dropped up to 2 feet of snow all but paralyzed most of the Northeast.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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Evans said that while tariffs are challenging for the agriculture and ranching sectors, lopsided trade arrangements that hurt American producers are no better.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Distributions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributions. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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