parceled (out)

verb

variants or parcelled (out)
past tense of parcel (out)
as in distributed
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 parceled (out)
  1. distributed
  2. dispensed
  3. divided
  4. handed out
  5. provided
  6. allocated
Verb
  • The group has constructed more than 820 all-terrain wheelchairs; fabricated 900 orthotics and prosthetics; and distributed more than 740 hearing aids.
    — Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The decline in applications was unevenly distributed across institutions, with data suggesting a larger cushion for the most competitive universities than for those with a lower global profile.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of distributed
Verb
  • Standard treatment of anaphylaxis is a shot of epinephrine — commonly dispensed in an Epi-Pen — followed by a trip to the emergency room.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That’s the takeaway from an incident in the small city of Chuzhou, China, after a large langue model dispensed some advice that led to the untimely death of 25 acres worth of produce.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispensed
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  • For example, peonies, irises, daffodils, and astilbes are best divided in the fall, while perennials like sedum, asters, coneflower, lilies, and black-eyed Susans are best divided in the spring.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Like the big men on Friday, this list is divided into seven different tiers.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of divided
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  • There are no instructions handed out, no pregame walkthroughs.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • City officials estimate that 9,000 to 10,000 migrants — including about 2,000 minors — could still be in the city, based on the number of daily food rations handed out by aid groups.
    — Antonio Sempere, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of handed out
Verb
  • The team was not able to recover nuclear DNA, which would have provided more detailed information.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Many are directed towards Ryan Giles, their attack-minded left-back, who regularly pushes forward on the overlap and provided eight league assists last season (illustrated below).
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of provided
Verb
  • Siniaková and Patten, along with a clutch of other top doubles teams, had to come through qualifying, because main-draw entries were allocated by combined singles ranking.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The money was allocated from Supervisor Janet Nguyen's discretionary funds.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of allocated
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