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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
The payor would withhold distributions to protect itself from potential liability to the creditor.
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Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Cher’s court documents paint a bleak picture of how Allman, 49, allegedly blows through his $120,000 annual trust distributions.
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Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
The indictment cites communications on Signal, which was used widely to coordinate mutual aid distributions and patrols of neighborhoods for ICE vehicles in Minnesota.
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Gaby Del Valle,
The Verge,
24 June 2026
Many are already giving qualified charitable distributions from retirement accounts.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
One important feature of partnership taxation is that taxable income and cash distributions don’t always match.
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Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 June 2026
Most Windows machines automatically update the keys during regular monthly patch distributions, but older machines may require manual attention.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
The league does not publicize those distributions, but the Rays have been a beneficiary, people briefed on that process said.
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Evan Drellich,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
For example, visualizations can show biased distributions in the training data, allowing developers to address output biases.
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Anujkumarsinh Donvir,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Cher’s court documents paint a bleak picture of how Allman, 49, allegedly blows through his $120,000 annual trust distributions.
—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
The indictment cites communications on Signal, which was used widely to coordinate mutual aid distributions and patrols of neighborhoods for ICE vehicles in Minnesota.
—
Gaby Del Valle,
The Verge,
24 June 2026
Many are already giving qualified charitable distributions from retirement accounts.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
One important feature of partnership taxation is that taxable income and cash distributions don’t always match.
—
Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 June 2026
Most Windows machines automatically update the keys during regular monthly patch distributions, but older machines may require manual attention.
—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
The league does not publicize those distributions, but the Rays have been a beneficiary, people briefed on that process said.
—
Evan Drellich,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
For example, visualizations can show biased distributions in the training data, allowing developers to address output biases.
—
Anujkumarsinh Donvir,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distributions
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In a district presentation the week school budgets were released this spring, principals were urged to tap any available dollars in the special funds containing parent fundraising, rental and other revenue before appealing their staffing allocations.
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As that ownership base matures — if corporate treasury adoption accelerates, if sovereign wealth funds make meaningful allocations, if Bitcoin ETFs achieve the same kind of institutional bedrock that gold ETFs have — the price behavior during stress events may change.
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Speaking of that last vampire subject, this is also a great episode for Jacob Anderson in the B-plot, as Louis plays the reluctant avenger doing that loveable scoundrel Raglan James’s dirty work in two stand-out action sequences.
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Likewise, despite the filmmakers’ best efforts, there’s still a few uncanny valleys to be crossed, notably in the up-close, full-body fighting sequences, which remind us how much VFX isn’t quite there yet.
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Depending on your circumstances, potential solutions could include debt settlement, hardship programs, payment arrangements or other forms of debt relief.
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The 100-megawatt Tati Solar Project is set to begin commercial operations next year, after securing financial arrangements with the help of South Africa’s FirstRand Ltd and Rand Merchant bank.
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“Distributions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distributions. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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