as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
parceled out the assignments for work on the parish fair
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parcel (out)
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The group was equally distributed across the political left and right.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026 -
The first wave of Social Security payments for April is scheduled to be distributed this week, following a normal schedule.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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The handwash sink faucet was dispensing pre-mixed water inside the restroom.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Do not dispense into unlabeled trash bags.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Ivery explained that the estimates are provided by the NFL and historical data.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the past decade, $15,745 of the county’s funds have been allocated to Billings Road work including inspections, weed eating and mowing the surrounding grass.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Congress allocated money for it, but billions of dollars were delayed due to the shutdown.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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My old colleague Peter Holderith tipped this off a few years ago, actually—that automakers should stop trying to cram every feature into one megascreen and portion them out into localized panels that group similar functions together.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
1 Apr. 2026
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Pre-portioning baskets from the start, setting a one-treat-per-day rule after Easter morning and donating or freezing the excess are the strategies parents are actually using.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lee is known for having co-founded the Clinical Peptides Society, which offers a certification for people who want to administer peptides.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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On-site staff members did not notify Hylton’s parents that he was being transferred to the ICU and failed to administer the appropriate medication for his worsening alcohol withdrawal, the report found.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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Brunson was truly great the night Tatum got hurt, scoring 39 and handing out 12 assists.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Its only-ever previous launch, the Artemis I mission in 2022, handed out severe damage to the mobile launcher (ML1) that required significant repairs.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Parcel (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcel%20%28out%29. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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