lotting

present participle of lot

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lotting
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Piper Sandler also initiated coverage of Take-Two , assigning the stock an overweight rating.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • The media blitz shocked some at City Hall, who believed Crowley should have waited until the emergency was over before publicly assigning blame.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Brands are building product pipelines around it, and retailers are allocating more shelf space to high-protein options.
    Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • So, allocating more money to speed up vote counting by a few days isn’t very high on the governor’s and legislative leaders’ to-do lists.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Large volunteer service stations there feed pilgrims, Zaidi said, adding that distributing food and drink is one of the most universal practices.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
  • So far, experts in extremism have tracked Young Columbia members' activity in Wisconsin and Illinois, where young women have been documented distributing propaganda and meeting up with male Youth Club members.
    Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 25 June 2026
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“Lotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lotting. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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