PARCELS (OUT) Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

parcels (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of parcel (out)

as in distributes

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals parceled out the assignments for work on the parish fair

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Michael Bekesha, who represents the plaintiffs, says the Evanston program distributes funds based on race without specific harm identification.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Nguyen responded by starting POPS Worldwide, an entertainment company which produces, licenses, distributes, and monetizes digital content across platforms like YouTube and Facebook.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributes

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But what happens when a chatbot dispenses advice on more sensitive topics typically reserved for experts, such as human health?

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
As for application, the product dispenses from a cooling metal tip—yet another benefit for depuffing—and just a few dots do the trick.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of dispenses

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But with Ameen on violin, this dynamic is inverted, and the intermingling of their strings on the recording provides a unique tonal color.

— Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
The model provides a baseline for understanding what a planet’s atmosphere might look like without life.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of provides

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When the officer asked the older teen to take his hands out of his pockets, the GBI said the teen passed a handgun to the 16-year-old, who ran off.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Video shared by the sheriff’s office captures the deputy confronting Wooten and repeatedly ordering him to take his hands out of his pockets, turn around and get on his knees.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hands out

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From there, they’re eased gently into a bagel machine that divides the dough into rings.

— HubSpot, HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026
The collapse of institutional rivalry The separation of powers divides authority among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government to prevent too much power from becoming concentrated in any one place.

— Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of divides

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Each party allocates its seats to members based on a list of candidates published before elections.

— Hannah Ridge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
The Constitution allocates political power — specifically representation in the House of Representatives — and draws political districts in relation to decennial census counts of population size.

— Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026

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