divvy (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divvy (up)
Verb
  • Sometimes lightning hits the mountainside and splits or burns a tree.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Jeanty, initially lined up in the right slot, motioned into the backfield, leaving Bowers and wide receiver Jakobi Meyers lined up to that side, with receivers Tyler Lockett and Tre Tucker split to the left.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Qianlong took a page from the design of private gardens in southern China to make the layout more compact, and divided the site into four connected courtyards, two of which are currently open to the public, from south to north.
    Fred He, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Engineers divide conventional aircraft into three main lightning zones.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Scarbrough handed out two surprise scholarships to youth who have contributed positively to the Milwaukee community.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • This week, air traffic controllers with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, a labor union and aviation safety organization, demanded the end of the shutdown and handed out leaflets.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
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
  • Since your order for the table is always a dozen oysters on the half shell, why not dish out the same for your Christmas tree?
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
  • At Vinyl Pies Pizza After suffering immense damage from Hurricane Helene, this beloved local restaurant is back up and running, dishing out their signature pizzas, salads, and desserts pizzas.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
  • For instance, the planet is home to a circular hotspot where the most powerful starlight hits it, and where wind doesn't blow strong enough to redistribute the heat.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trump is just straight-up doling out untruths – and blaming Biden.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Mundane loot like monster teeth and eyeballs all have different effects when paired with a basic attack, making for a mind-boggling number of combinations for how to dole out punishment.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Cool the chili completely before portioning it into freezer-safe containers or bags, leaving space for expansion.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The onslaught of intensity works, thanks to choices the restaurant makes in portioning (not overlarge) and service (not over-rushed), which gives the palate a bit of time to regroup between happy sighs.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Divvy (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divvy%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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