PORTIONS (OUT) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

portions (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of portion (out)

as in rations (out)

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doles out

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While the demand for aid has grown steadily in recent years, demand for the federal Low-Income Household Energy Assistance Program funds that the state doles out via the CEAP program has not.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Nicholson said reforms to how the state doles out special education funding is one possible solution.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026

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