PORTIONED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

portioned

verb

past tense of portion

as in distributed

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals portioned out the medical supplies equally

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Recent Examples of portioned Howrey’s own politics are here — feminist, environmentalist, activist — but believably portioned out to her characters. — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Desserts such as the Jamaican rum cake with coconut ice cream are portioned for sharing. — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 And this is where the genius kicks in—instead of being one giant space where things get stuffed on top of one another and nothing’s accessible, it’s portioned into customizable shelves. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026 What’s more, it’s already portioned out into the correct dosage, so there’s no need to worry about accidentally taking too little or too much. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 Instead of making last-minute pet store runs, many owners are choosing subscription meal plans that arrive automatically and are portioned specifically for their dogs. — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026 The roasted chiles, cleaned or not, can be portioned into zip-top or vacuum seal bags and frozen for up to two years. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 For someone trying to pull that off on a Tuesday night, having the ingredients already portioned and waiting in the freezer is the difference between cooking and ordering takeout. — Ascend Agency, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026 Each dish is wonderfully prepared and portioned. — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

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After four hurricanes struck Florida in 2004, Maines noticed the federal government had distributed millions of dollars in disaster assistance in Miami-Dade County, even though the county had barely been touched by the storms.

— Sally Kestin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Posters started showing up around town, distributed by graphic artist Milton Glaser‘s students at the School of Visual Arts.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

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Sales of prepared food and dispensed beverages also increase slightly less than anticipated.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Saum Poorsaleh, San Diego police public information officer, said his department had issued more than 50 citations at Sunset Cliffs and dispensed about 350 warnings, written and oral, since mid-June.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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Inputs divided by outputs established a unit-cost baseline that CFOs could optimize, benchmark and defend to the board.

— Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Instead, they were restricted to either the north or south sections, which are divided by the highway running over the track.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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One of the employees provided a recording of the meeting to The Star, in which Sanders is heard talking to three employees about the altercation and next steps for the business.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
The senior stimulus provided relief to a small group of homeowners, while the millage rate applies to the broader property tax base.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of provided

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That’s in addition to the $600 million that the North Carolina Department of Transportation already allocated for the project and an additional $100 million planned for other transportation projects of the city’s choosing.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Capacity ends up being allocated in a roughly inverse proportion to health, and health has nothing to do with importance.

— Manas Chaudhari, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of allocated

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The funding is administered by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, a non-profit founded in 1955 to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
The census, which is administered every 10 years and is next set for 2030, is also considering asking about each respondent’s citizenship, a departure from past practice, which could discourage the participation of immigrants.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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