divvy (up)

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Verb
  • The 85th Academy Awards in 2013 is the last time two nominees split a category.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
  • After Aaron Gordon split a pair of free throws, Jones and Cam Johnson successfully executed the foul-up-three strategy on consecutive Laker possessions, only for the free throw to go awry.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • How iftar dinner helps bridge divides Latif leads the Islamic Center of New York City, where volunteers recently prepared an evening iftar meal of chicken and rice and dates.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The polling percentage was determined by the most recent Public Policy Institute of California survey, and the fundraising component took the total amount raised divided by the number of days a candidate was in the race.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Industry Awards The awards handed out across Malaga’s Mafiz industry zone reinforced the broader picture.
    Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
  • When the first awards were handed out on May 16, 1929, movies had just begun to talk.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The private pool is perfectly proportioned and shaded terraces invite afternoon snoozes or sunset spritzes.
    Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • This can not only help your room feel properly proportioned but can also enable easy flow throughout the space.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • With a trip to the state championship game on the line, the 6-foot-6 junior forward was ready for anything the Dukes could dish out.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • On Sunday, Young appeared in his second game for Washington, and provided a tantalizing glimpse of his potential on offense, needing only 18 minutes of playing time to score 17 points and dish out eight assists.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
  • This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Ignoring any other benefits, the value of saving those 223 lives was worth $3 billion, almost three times the amount the Active Transportation Program doled out to save them.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • There was a single café doling out bitter robusta brews and a small store dealing in pickled chicken feet and cans of off-brand Pringles.
    Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Inside, Bob McCarthy portioned out the dinners into takeout containers.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But portioning the layered dish into individual servings before cooking and steaming it on the stovetop?
    Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Divvy (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divvy%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.

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