LOTTING Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

lotting

verb

present participle of lot

as in allotting

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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Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.

— Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026

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Summary The Atlanta Braves, maintaining a strong NL East lead despite roster setbacks, have quickly signed former Toronto Blue Jays infielder Cade Doughty to a minor-league deal, assigning him to High-A Rome.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Review your spending before setting a budget Look at several months of bank and credit card transactions before assigning spending targets.

— Javier Simon, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

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Since 2021, nearly 50 North Carolina hospitals and the state’s health department have begun distributing the wristbands, to give mothers and care providers a visual reminder of the life-threatening health risks after birth.

— Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Alibaba has bolstered that cycle by distributing Qwen through its cloud platform to enterprise customers in markets including Southeast Asia and Africa, giving it a reach that many rivals lack.

— Saritha Rai, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

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