parceling (out)

verb

variants or parcelling (out)
present participle of parcel (out)
as in distributing
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 parceling (out)
  1. distributing
  2. dispensing
  3. handing out
  4. doling out
  5. providing
  6. dividing
  7. allocating
  8. administering
Verb
  • Indian regulators ordered Sun Pharmaceutical to stop manufacturing, selling and distributing ophthalmic products made at its Assam facility after finding failure in ​its quality management system, Reuters reported.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026
  • States and the National Guard already mostly handle the nuts and bolts of clearing debris, making rescues, distributing food and water and so on.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributing
Verb
  • Multiple bulk containers of sauces and dips in walk-in cooler nearest back loading area have unhandled utensils present in product for dispensing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Artist Caro Yanez is bridging that gap for Charlotte creators with a new micro-gallery dispensing local artwork instead of potato chips.
    — Chase Jordan October 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of dispensing
Verb
  • Stop handing out eight-year contracts worth $8 million, $9 million, $10 million annually — only to fire the coach three years later and pay him another fortune to go away.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • While handing out water to runners at the New York City Marathon on Sunday, the mayor debuted his new facial hair, shaving his beard off to leave a standalone row of thick black hair above his upper lip.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of handing out
Verb
  • Kim can allay some frustrations by doling out luxury apartments, promotions, and access to extravagant lifestyles.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Meet Bears of Anan Creek The United StatesThe Forest Service team at Tongass National Forest are currently doling out the Anan Bear Awards to the 39 bears spotted at the Anan Wildlife Observatory in Tongass National Forest.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of doling out
Verb
  • It can also be used during short daytime naps, providing real-time acoustic guidance during sleep onset.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026
  • With online servers providing the structure for a living and evolving universe where players fought, traded, and created empires from scratch, its limited visual presentation was no issue.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of providing
Verb
  • Under this concept, armed forces aim to coordinate multiple VICTOR drones into autonomous swarms capable of dividing surveillance, reconnaissance, and transport missions in real time.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • James, always an exacting rhythmic engineer, was now dividing the beat into fragments tiny enough to push at the very edge of rhythm itself.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • Sports organizations are understandably allocating substantial resources to AI infrastructure and applications … in large part to get at the data sets that sports fans generate.
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The question relates to increasing property taxes for the purpose of allocating more money to the fire protection district.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of allocating
Verb
  • Florida carried out a record-tying 19th execution of the year in an unusual instance of three states administering the death penalty on the same day.
    — David Fischer, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The secretary of state is in charge of administering statewide elections, providing information about ballot measures and candidates to voters, overseeing campaign finance and handling business licensing and filings.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of administering
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“Parceling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parceling%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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