divvying (up)

verb

present participle of divvy (up)
as in measuring (out)

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  1. handing out
  2. doling out
  3. splitting
  4. dividing
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  • Adults can share the duties of handing out snacks and keeping kids entertained.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • This entails handing out thousands of patronage jobs to rabbis, bureaucrats, undertakers, and inspectors.
    — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • The Dodgers, to their credit, have built a great team—not only by doling out huge salaries but by building an élite development program.
    — Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Online, influencers in the looksmaxxing space have leveraged other men's insecurities to enormous fame while doling out aesthetic advice with little, if any, credentials.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Lindsay was working as a labor and delivery nurse at the time, while Patrick was in tech sales, splitting his time between a home office in the basement and work trips selling software that kept him on the road throughout the year.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As travel costs rise, vacationers are splitting trips into two contrasting parts, seeking emotional balance while making one expensive journey feel more worthwhile.
    — Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of splitting
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  • The weeks that followed have been packed with political posturing, protests and provocative talk-show fodder, much of it aimed at dividing people much more than to actually support women’s sports.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Both my wife and I have been through the loss of our parents and found the following method has worked very well for dividing up sentimental possessions among the many brothers and sisters on both sides of the family.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dividing
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“Divvying (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divvying%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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