divvying (up)

present participle of divvy (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for divvying (up)
Verb
  • Adonis began handing out the hearts to people in his community.
    Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Gray spotted a young woman handing out samples of meat and cheese stuffed into tiny plastic cups.
    Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Trump is just straight-up doling out untruths – and blaming Biden.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Conte remained defiant about his central role in doling out designer steroids to elite athletes.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Experts are especially alarmed that the CDC is investigating splitting up the MMR vaccine, which protects kids against measles, mumps and rubella in one shot.
    NPR, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The singer went on to date actor Chase Stokes for three years before splitting this past September.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The singer's annual holiday clip is dividing fans this year.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Similar efforts have emerged in Missouri, where the state legislature passed a new map dividing Kansas City among three congressional districts.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Divvying (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divvying%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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