PORTIONED (OUT) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

portioned (out)

verb

past tense of portion (out)

as in rationed (out)

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doled out

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The proposal asks for the money to be doled out over a five-year period, which includes $250 million payments in 2029 and 2030 and smaller increments in the other three years.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
In dozens of declarations collected as part of the court record, detainees recounted broccoli full of worms, diapers doled out one at a time, and staff tearing up children’s drawings.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

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