LOTTED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

lotted

verb

past tense of lot

as in allotted

to give as a share or portion everyone is lotted opportunities in life, and it's their responsibility to take them

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The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, which covers an area just outside New Orleans and was allotted the highest amount — nearly $4 million through 2025 — did not respond to more than a dozen calls and emails.

— Aneri Pattani — KFF Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
For example, the original plan by the department’s consultant assumed that the park would have access to a sewer main and allotted about $76,000 for a routine sewer connection.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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Almost 25 years later, Argano, now 65, is still on duty at the firehouse — the last of the firefighters assigned there in 2001 who still works there.

— Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
That’s when the SBI's Cold Case Investigative Team assigned Special Investigator Andy Murr to review the case using forensic tools that were unheard of in 1977.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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The amount of time, money and resources being allocated to developing new cell and gene therapies indicates that the market will continue its rapid growth.

— Jigar Thakkar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The deal has also been announced at a time when the NIH has been struggling to issue sufficient grants to use the money that Congress allocated to it.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

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In a letter sent to Silver and distributed as a press release, the Clippers stated the league did not give the team a fair shake in the investigation.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Initially, the group aired jingles on the radio and distributed flyers around Ife, stressing the importance of early detection.

— Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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