PARCELLED (OUT) Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Informally distributed agent management responsibilities may work during experimentation, but thousands of agents interacting with applications, data, employees, customers and one another require a more deliberate operating model.

— Lakshmanan Alagappan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Like its predecessor, the monster follow-up is produced by Toho and is distributed in North America by GKids.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of distributed

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Researchers said that antiquated formulas used to allocate energy costs along a power grid have historically divided those costs based on previous energy consumption, rather than new growth.

— News Editor, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
The 81-year-old English author won the £50,000 prize for a post-apocalyptic novel that has divided opinion.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 10 Nov. 2026

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Alongside the films, the lineup takes in a heritage walk, master classes and conversations with filmmakers, with prizes to be handed out in the youth video challenge and Nepal panorama sections.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Earlier this month, his wife handed out $10 gift cards at a gas station.

— Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of handed out

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Neither the police department nor the sheriff's office has provided details about the circumstances surrounding Nasca's arrest.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The then-44-year-old actor was sent to Reading Prison, a medium-security lockup, because authorities felt a minimum-security jail would have provided too easy access for reporters.

— Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of provided

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Graf allocated 105 days for the trial, beginning with jury selection on June 21, 2028.

— Hannah Schoenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
In Europe, ambitious projects increasingly get financed through multi-territory co-productions, with the budget raised from several countries and production spending allocated accordingly.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

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