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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The oil major has been assigned two additional oilfields in the Orinoco Belt, the region that contains most of Venezuela's vast reserves of extra-heavy crude oil.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
The company said Venezuela assigned its new oil fields to exploit in the country’s Orinoco Belt, a region that produces thick, sludgy, tar-like oil that many US Gulf-area refining facilities are tailor made to refine.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

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This influences how capital is allocated, which capabilities are funded, what risks are accepted, and whether growth translates into sustainable cash flow and returns.

— Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Harrison Street Asset Management is one of the largest investors and developers in the sector, with more than $24 billion allocated across 432 student housing properties since its launch in 2005.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

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This story was originally published by InvestigateWest and distributed through a partnership with the Associated Press.

— Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
History shows that trade imbalances of this scale almost always end painfully—and that the pain of the adjustment is not distributed evenly.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

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