proportioning

verb

present participle of proportion
1
as in dividing

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2
as in equalizing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportioning
  1. dividing
  2. equalizing
  3. apportioning
  4. balancing
  5. splitting
  6. standardizing
  7. dispensing
  8. aligning
Verb
  • In the move, a company will restructure, dividing itself into two or more distinct entities, and then transfer valuable assets to one entity, leaving the other with substantial liabilities.
    — Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
  • Her sophomore studio album strikes gold with a co-producer — Texas country institution Miranda Lambert — who has over 20 years of history dancing on the line dividing country and pop.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of dividing
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  • The irrepressible Albiceleste overcame a 1-0 deficit against England in Wednesday’s semifinal, equalizing in the 85th minute and knocking in a go-ahead goal in extra time to send Argentina to its second consecutive World Cup final.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
  • Both teams went back-and-forth, up-and-down the pitch, resulting in nothing until Switzerland broke through in the 67th minute on a Dan Ndoye equalizing goal.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of equalizing
Verb
  • But the Supreme Court put off ruling on a challenge to Trump's 2020 effort to to exclude undocumented immigrants from the numbers used for apportioning congressional seats.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Definition of apportioning
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  • In balancing the concerns, Crabtree said, the court was granting Spencer Fane’s motion with one condition.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • While this has always been the case, the AI boom and geopolitical tensions have made balancing these two ideologies an urgent matter, Persson suggested.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of balancing
Verb
  • Blood breaks through the inner lining and forces its way into the wall itself, splitting the layers apart and carving a false channel.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • The pair reportedly dated for three years before splitting in April 2025, per Page Six.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
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  • Beginning in 2018, BIE began standardizing data collection methods.
    — Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • By standardizing how agents discover and call tools, MCP ended the era of every vendor building custom AI integrations.
    — Alex Salazar, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of standardizing
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  • Financial advisers aren't just dispensing help on investments and padding a nest egg anymore.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • After the abuses of Watergate, DOJ refashioned itself to resist political interference by the White House in the name of dispensing impartial justice.
    — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of dispensing
Verb
  • Religious groups fight back In Miami, religious activism aligning with traditionally progressive movements has been emerging in recent years.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • This inconsistency in aligning political objectives, commercial realities, and legal standards leaves Europe struggling, potentially benefiting the US and China, rather than achieving its strategic goals.
    — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of aligning
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