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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The large-scale protests might have signaled to Beijing that the Hong Kong public was becoming more politically divided and that Tung was losing control.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Like the public writ large, the House of Representatives and the Senate are divided so deeply that Americans don’t have confidence in their ability to make hard choices.

— Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

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As part of his 2021 pandemic relief package, Biden provided $1,400 payments to most Americans, which Strain had warned at the time would spark inflation.

— BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Boeing and Lockheed Martin at first provided only tentative funding for Vulcan’s development, then ULA waited until 2018 to select an engine for Vulcan, deciding on Blue Origin’s BE-4 over Aerojet Rocketdyne’s AR1.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

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The amount of time, money and resources being allocated to developing new cell and gene therapies indicates that the market will continue its rapid growth.

— Jigar Thakkar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The deal has also been announced at a time when the NIH has been struggling to issue sufficient grants to use the money that Congress allocated to it.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 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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