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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Wright partnered with Arthur L. Richards, who manufactured and distributed the homes, though they were only offered commercially for 14 months.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025 -
Daniel was shortlisted for the 2021 AT&T Untold Stories Competition and produced the award-winning short doc Ale Libre distributed by The New Yorker.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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The Drama League, made up of industry professions, producers, artists, audiences and critics, first dispensed awards in 1922 and formalized the practice in 1935, making the The Drama League Awards the oldest theatrical honors in America.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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The ensuing conflict between them takes an abrupt turn into a hotel-room two-hander as Anima fastens Abel to a bed and coerces him into confronting his feelings by playing his own music to him and dispensing shallow insights about how his songs’ upbeat melodies belie their cry-for-help content.—
Charles Bramesco,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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The information and opinions contained in this article are provided by the author and have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Will provide up to $3,000 per month to cover child care expenses, including daycare, a nanny, or a babysitter.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
14 May 2025
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What's Next Breastfeeding often divides public opinion, and will likely spark similar debates online in the future.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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On our trip to Greenville, Victor stopped at a road that divides two burial grounds in town.—
Erika Hayasaki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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An aggressive investor willing to stomach some of the volatility and wanting to (potentially) allocate slightly over $10,000 to bitcoin could purchase 100 shares of iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) and sell one June 51 put at 83 cents and one June 72 call at 63 cents.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
12 May 2025
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On Saturday, the Spanish government allocated €1.6 million (roughly $1.7 million) to a new feasibility study for a tunnel from the Iberian Peninsula to Morocco, the closest crossing between the two continents.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Flour was often portioned out by the grocer in-store–with mixed results.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
1 May 2025
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The tip is to portion the batter—with no berries—into the individual muffin tin and hand-fold about ¼ cup of berries carefully into each muffin.—
Elizabeth Karmel,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Gange said that gives him and his team time to step behind the pharmacy counter and interact with customers face-to-face, answering questions, providing advice, performing health tests or administering vaccines.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
11 May 2025
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Talker Research surveyed 2,000 general population Americans; the survey was commissioned by Woodhouse Spas and administered and conducted online by Talker Research between March 6 and March 10, 2025.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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Today, Hawaiians hand out leis for nearly every occasion – from weddings to funerals, to airport pickups and beyond.—
Jonathan Vigliotti,
CBS News,
18 May 2025
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In the absence of prayer mats, the NEOM flags being handed out for free were used instead.—
James Montague,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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“Parcel (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcel%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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