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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
From border work to senator funerals to food distributions, see them at work.
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Since the government shut down, the organization has held special distributions by request at Camp Pendleton, a military housing complex in Point Loma and a site near the San Diego International Airport specifically for Transportation Security Administration workers.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Haq said the agency is also preparing to deliver anticipatory electronic money distributions totaling $900,000 to meet urgent humanitarian needs for about 45,000 people.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Plus, many investors are still waiting for estimates for year-end mutual fund distributions, which typically hit brokerage accounts in November or December.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
People who rely on programs like SNAP and WIC also rely more heavily on food banks during times when the distributions of benefits are disrupted, delayed or uncertain.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Outdated or missing beneficiary designations are common and can lead to delays, unintended distributions or even disputes among heirs.
—Larry Light, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Gift distributions are fairly rare, but this month players are in for a massive treat, as half a dozen previously shiny locked Pokémon are going to be available for the first time ever in their shiny forms in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
For Linux distributions to be able to do all of these things with the T2, Apple would need to either open up access to it, or someone in the Linux community would need to reverse-engineer support for it.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Since the government shut down, the organization has held special distributions by request at Camp Pendleton, a military housing complex in Point Loma and a site near the San Diego International Airport specifically for Transportation Security Administration workers.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Haq said the agency is also preparing to deliver anticipatory electronic money distributions totaling $900,000 to meet urgent humanitarian needs for about 45,000 people.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Plus, many investors are still waiting for estimates for year-end mutual fund distributions, which typically hit brokerage accounts in November or December.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
People who rely on programs like SNAP and WIC also rely more heavily on food banks during times when the distributions of benefits are disrupted, delayed or uncertain.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Outdated or missing beneficiary designations are common and can lead to delays, unintended distributions or even disputes among heirs.
—Larry Light, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Gift distributions are fairly rare, but this month players are in for a massive treat, as half a dozen previously shiny locked Pokémon are going to be available for the first time ever in their shiny forms in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
For Linux distributions to be able to do all of these things with the T2, Apple would need to either open up access to it, or someone in the Linux community would need to reverse-engineer support for it.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributions
Noun
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Then, additional allocations may be made based on community need.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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For fiscal 2024, the Biden-Harris administration requested a budget of $842 billion for the Department of Defense, marking $100 billion more than fiscal year 2022 — though final allocations from Congress can differ from those figures.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Both are perfectly capable of turning sequences that teeter on the edge of bathos into brawls.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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Beyond comedy, disturbing sequences of horror and gore streak through co-writers/directors Rogen and Evan Goldberg's creative endeavor, including an exorcism scene involving Hill that's a straight-up homage to The Exorcist.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Bessent, who specialized in foreign exchange in a decades-long hedge fund career, organized a $20 billion foreign-exchange swap with Argentina’s central bank earlier this month — an unusual structure that bypassed the US Federal Reserve, which is typically the lead party in such arrangements.—
Daniel Flatley,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Custody and placement arrangements were verified in family court records, and survey respondents also tracked the time their children spent in their care.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Distributions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributions. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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